Iranian Official Calls Forced Child Marriage “Early Marriage”
Iranwire - On Monday, February 8, 2021, Taghi Rostamvandi, the deputy interior minister and head of the Social Security Organization,…
Death Sentence Upheld for Juvenile Offender in Isfahan, Iran
Iran Human Rights (IHR)- The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a juvenile offender, on death row for…
Reza Khandan’s Accounts Frozen in Further Move to Pressure Wife, Nasrin Sotoudeh
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - In an interview with IHR, imprisoned human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan says…
Biden Must Not Ignore Iran’s Human Rights Record (Commentary published in Foreign Policy)
CHRI - The U.S. government has a long history of pursuing multiple policy goals with adversaries and demanding respect for…
Russia, Iran compete for influence in Syria via private security companies
Al-monitor - Russia and Iran are taking every opportunity to increase their influence in Syria. They recently urged private security companies to…
Wheels only, please: Iran marks 1979 revolution anniversary
(AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani urged the West on Wednesday to restore the 2015 nuclear deal as the nation…
Iran-backed Houthis claim attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Al-Arabia - The Iran-backed Houthis claimed on Wednesday the attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport and said it was a…
Canadian authorities reviewing audio of Iran’s Zarif discussing Ukraine plane downing
Al-Arabia - Canada is reviewing an audio recording in which an Iranian official, reportedly identified as Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Genius Iranian students remain in solitary confinement after 10 months
Iran-HRM - Ten months on, genius Iranian students Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi are still being detained in the…
20-year-old Kurd man killed under torture in Tehran
Iran-HRM - Iranian intelligence police tortured a 20-year-old inmate to death in Tehran. The Kurdish man, Mehrdad Taleshi had been…