Female Activists Imprisoned for Attending Protests, Refusing “Virginity Test”
CHRI - Two imprisoned student activists continue to be persecuted for peacefully protesting unjust policies and practices in Iran, including…
In letter to Putin, Khamenei says Iran ‘will not wait’
Al-Monitor According to an adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker, Amir Hussein Abdollahian, Iran’s supreme leader sent a letter to Russian President…
USCIRF Condemns Houthis for Summoning 19 Baha’is to Stand Trial on Spurious Charges
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned Houthi authorities for summoning 19 members of Yemen’s Baha’i…
US to continue pressure on Iran-backed Houthis for attacks in the region: Report
Al-Arabia - The United States will continue to put pressure on the Iran-backed Houthi militia in an effort to end…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Kick Off Drills Near Iraq Border
RFL/RE - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched ground forces drills in the southwest of the country near…
Russia Calls On Iran For ‘Restraint’ After New Nuclear Accord Violation
RFL/RE - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has called on Iran to "show restraint" after UN inspectors confirmed the…
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…