Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report – August 2020
Iran-HRM - August was marked by increased pressure on political prisoners and the imposition of harsh sentences such as executions,…
Iran Broadcasts Wrestler’s Purported Murder Confession
RFL/RE - Iran has broadcast the purported confession of a wrestler whose execution sentence has been condemned by rights groups…
Iran: Imprisoned Elite Students Under Pressure to Make Televised Confession
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - 150 days after their arrest, Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi continue to be held in…
Fugitive Judge’s Relatives Deny His Suicide
Radiofarda - The family of an Iranian fugitive judge found dead in Bucharest, Romania has denied that he committed suicide,…
Hezbollah, Hamas Chiefs Meet To Discuss Israel-Arab Ties
Radiofarda - Leaders of Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas movement, both enemies of Israel, have met to discuss diplomatic…
Iran Protester Sentenced To Death Removed To Unknown Location As State TV Broadcasts “Confession”
Radiofarda - The lawyer of Navid Afkari, an Iranian protester and wrestler sentenced to death, said on Saturday that Navid…
IAEA Allowed Inspecting A Suspected Nuclear Site In Iran After A Long Stand-off
Radiofarda - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that its officials have finally inspected one of the two sites…
Britain Seeking Ways To Pay Off Debt To Iran To Bring Jailed Mother Home
Radiofarda - Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace has issued in a letter to the…
Iran Parliament’s Economic Committee Chair Says Tehran Stock Exchange Is “Manipulated”
Radiofarda - Mohammad-Reza Pour-Ebrahimi, the Chairman of the Parliament's Economic Committee, has repeated the allegations that Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)…
Union Assemblies Decreased in Tehran, Deputy Police Chief Claims
Radiofarda - Hamid Hodavand, the Deputy Commander of Tehran's Law Enforcement, said that in the first five months of the…