“Suffering And Nightmare:” Iranian Authorities Urged To Release Jailed Environmentalists
Iranwire - Twenty Iranian women incarcerated with eight environmental activists in Tehran’s Evin Prison have issued a joint statement calling…
Month: February 2023
Visiting Officials, Journalists And The Hijab Issue In Iran
Iranwire - Pictures of the Swiss ambassador to Tehran during a visit to the Shrine of Masoumeh in the central…
Shia Extremists Suspected In Schoolgirl Poisonings In Iran
Iranwire - Women's right to education is still not fully recognized in Iran, where Shia fundamentalists continue to try and…
Iran’s Religious Freedom Worsened Last Year: An IranWire Special Report
Iranwire - Religious freedom in Iran worsened in 2022, as it does every year in the country, and affecting the…
Iran Hands Over Afghan Embassy in Tehran to Taliban
VOA - Iran has handed the Afghan embassy in Tehran over to the Taliban, becoming the latest country to accept…
Iraq’s religious authorities stay out of Shiite conflict
Al-Monitor - The top Shiite religious authority in the holy city of Najaf has remained silent despite increasing friction reported…
Iran Forces Female Students To Attend Sessions On Wearing Hijab
RFL/RE - An Iranian academic group says dozens of female students have been forced to participate in "mandatory counseling sessions" for failing…
Canada Slaps Sanctions On Dozen Iranian Officials Linked to IRGC, Law Enforcement
RFL/RE - The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on 12 senior officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and…
Iran Says UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief To Visit In ‘Coming Days’
RFL/RE - Iran says the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency, Rafael Grossi, will visit Tehran "in the coming…
Belgian Jailed In Iran “Forcibly Disappeared, Subjected To Torture”
Iranwire - Amnesty International says a Belgian aid worker imprisoned in Iran for more than a year is being held…