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Month: February 2024

Obstacles Hinder Progress of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline

iranintl - Iran and Pakistan once again are aiming to revive a gas pipeline project that has been languishing for…

Key Issues In Iran’s March 1st Elections: What’s Missing

iranintl - The 2024 elections in Iran mirror past ones under the Islamist regime in various aspects, such as the…

Chinese Construction In Tehran ‘An Insult’ To Local Expertise – Ex-Minister

iranintl - A former Iranian minister said the government’s recent deals with Chinese companies to build residential units in the…

Iranian Labor Council Says State-Worker Wage Discussions Sidelined ‘More Than Ever’

RFL/RE - Iran's Supreme Labor Council, meeting ahead of the end of the Persian calendar year, said efforts to boost…

Iranian Anti-Headscarf “Woman, Life, Freedom” Singer Tagged with Ankle Band

Iranwire - Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer who released a song last year criticizing compulsory headscarf rules in the country,…

Harsh Iranian Winter Exacerbates Gas Supply Problems

Iranwire - Heavy snowfall, rain, blizzards and frost have caused widespread disruptions across several Iranian provinces.  In some areas, including…

Activist Arrested for Publicizing Abuse of Iranian Prisoners

Iranwire - Iranian civil activist Reza Ramezanzadeh was arrested on February 24 after being summoned to the Evin Prison prosecutor's…

Iranian Political Prisoner Commits Suicide Amid Dire Conditions

Iranwire - Political prisoner Shahin Galehdari has taken his own life in prison in Urmia, in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province,…

Iranian Activists Boycott Parliamentary Election and Call for Public Support

Iranwire - Over 275 prominent political and civil activists in Iran have announced they will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, citing…

Iranian Azeri Activist Declares Hunger Strike from Even Prison

Iranwire - The Iranian-Azeri civil activist Morteza Parvin-Joda has begun a hunger strike Tehran's Evin Prison to protest his continued…