Scores Of Prominent Iranians Call For Boycott Of ‘Staged’ Elections
RFL/RE - Almost 300 political, social, and cultural figures in Iran have publicly denounced the forthcoming parliamentary and Assembly of…
Month: February 2024
Iranian Rapper Languishing in Prison Tells Judiciary: “Take My Life Too”
Iranwire - Saman Yasin, a well-known Iranian rapper imprisoned since the 2022 nationwide uprising, has asked the judiciary to decide…
Iranian Student Groups Call for Islamic Republic’s “Overthrow”
Iranwire - A coalition of Iranian student organizations and activists has announced that they will boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections,…
12 Iranian Women’s Rights Activists to Go on Trial this Week
Iranwire - Twelve Iranian women's rights activists from the northern province of Gilan are to appear in court on February…
Kurdish Kolbar Killed in Western Iran
Iranwire - Iranian border forces in western Kurdistan province have shot and killed a Kurdish transborder porter, or kolbar. Jaafar…
Two Iranian Journalists Handed Prison Terms for “Spreading Lies”
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have handed prison sentences to prominent women journalists Saba Azarpeik and Kimia Fathizadeh. The Hamshahri newspaper…
IranWire Exclusive: Investigations Confirm Torture and Overcrowding in Prison System
Iranwire - Located 12 kilometers from the Ahvaz road to Masjed Soleyman city, next to to Shiban village, Shiban’s local…
Iranian Border Guards Injure 20 Kurdish Kolbars in Gun Attack
Iranwire - Islamic Republic border forces injured at least 20 Kurdish porters, or kolbars, on the evening of February 24…
Iran Court Changes Jail Time to Home Confinement for Pop Singer
VOA - An Iranian court has changed the sentence against a pop singer who criticized the mandatory headscarf for women…
There Can Be No Ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas in Power
gatestoneinstitute.org - A short, temporary ceasefire might be achievable, so long as it requires Hamas to release all of the…