Azeri Activist Razizadeh Handed Two-Year Prison Term
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have sentenced the administrator of an Instagram page dedicated to supporting Azeri political prisoners to two…
Month: July 2023
Iranian Oil Remains Stuck Off US Coast as Shippers Fear Repercussions
VOA — A cargo of sanctioned Iranian crude oil that was confiscated by the United States has been sitting off…
Iran Arrests Baha’is, Citing Israel Links
VOA - Iranian authorities have arrested several followers of the Baha'i faith accused of spying for Tehran's arch-foe Israel, local…
Iran: International community must stand with women and girls suffering intensifying oppression
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities are doubling down on their oppressive methods of policing and severely oppressing Iranian women and girls for defying degrading compulsory veiling laws, Amnesty International said today. In…
Iran leads world in internet restrictions for 2023, followed by India, Pakistan
Al-Monitor - Iran topped the list of countries that imposed the highest number of internet restrictions in the first half of this…
Iran unveils new ballistic missile after US deployment to Gulf
Al-Monitor - Iran's Defense Ministry said it had mass-produced the country's first long-range naval ballistic missile with a host of…
Marriage of convenience: Isolated Russia and Iran bond over shared animosity to West
Al-Arabia - Recently, Iran and Russia have been gradually strengthening their ties, forging a deeper strategic partnership that has implications…
Half-Blinded By Iranian Police: A Protester’s Story
RFL/RE - Amateur video shows the moment Erfan Ramizipour was shot in the eyes by Iranian security forces as he…
Iranian Lawmaker Warns of Rapid Rise in Poverty
Iranwire - The number of people living below the poverty line in Iran has reached 28 million, a lawmaker has…
Closed-Door Trials of Iranian Journalists: A “Travesty of Justice”
Iranwire - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the continuation of the closed-door trials of two women…