“Did You Know?” Iranian Seminaries To Receive 50 Percent More Funds Than Red Crescent
Iranwire - In our “Did You Know?” series of articles, IranWire collects, analyses and compares reliable data to produce illuminating…
Month: February 2023
Jailed Iranian Activist Meysami Rejects Calls To End Hunger Strike
Iranwire - Imprisoned Iranian civil rights activist Farhad Meysami vowed to continue his hunger strike, a fellow activist says, days…
Singer Shervin Hajipour’s Grammy Win Thrills Iranian Social Media Users
VOA —Iran-based singer Shervin Hajipour's Grammy Award for a song he produced last year in honor of Iran's peaceful protest…
Moscow, Tehran Move Forward On Plans For Iran-Designed Drone Factory in Russia
RFL/RE - Russia and Iran are moving forward on plans to establish a factory in Russia aimed at producing some…
Iran Detains Journalist After Detaining Her Sister
RFL/RE - Iranian authorities have detained a journalist at a reformist publication, local media reported on February 5, as her…
Jailed Members Of Iran’s Teachers Union Face Security Charges
Iranwire - Iranian authorities are accusing four jailed members of the country’s Teachers Union of "acting against internal security," "disturbing…
Iranian Singer Wins Grammy For “Women, Life, Freedom” Protest Anthem
Iranwire - Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour, who faces possible prison time for a song that has become an anthem to…
Iranian Journalist Handed Prison Term, Another Detained
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have sentenced journalist Masoud Kurdpour to 17 months in prison in an online court hearing, and…
Blinding As A Weapon : Fearful Protester Shot In Eye Continues Fight For Justice
Iranwire - As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas…
Iran Former President, Former PM Call for Political Change
VOA - Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami and former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi have both called for political changes…