European Parliament Blasts Iran’s ‘Widespread’ Use Of Force Against Protesters
RFL/RE -- European lawmakers have passed a resolution denouncing the "widespread and disproportionate" use of force by Iranian security forces…
RSF ‘Appalled’ as Five Iranian Journalists Get Total of 25 Years in Prison
VOA - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is "appalled" by a Tehran court’s decision to uphold prison sentences for…
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVIST NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL CARE: BAKHTIAR RAHIMI
Amnesty - Detained labour rights activist Bakhtiar Rahimi, from Iran’s Kurdish minority, was arrested on 27 November 2019 in Marivan,…
“She Had a Right to Live” Nurse Killed by Bullet to the Heart Amid State Repression of Karaj Protests
CHRI - Azar Mirzapour Zahabi, a 48-year-old nurse and mother of four, was killed by a bullet to the heart…
Analyzing Iran’s new state budget
Al-Monitor - On Dec. 8, President Hassan Rouhani presented his budget bill for the next Iranian year — starting March 21— which he termed a tool of…
Iran condemns UN human rights resolution
Al-Monitor - Iran has condemned a United Nations resolution condemning human rights violations in the country. Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi responded, “Using human…
Iranian city hit by flood mismanagement, mystery deaths
Al-Monitor - Much of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz remains inundated by floodwater after being struck with nearly four…
Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019: Iran’s Rohani Urges Muslim Countries To Fight Against U.S. ‘Hegemony’
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has used an Islamic conference in Malaysia to urge Muslim nations to deepen cooperation…
Iranian Biologist Develops Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s
PaybandNews An Iranian professor of biology has been awarded the Mustafa Prize for introducing a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease…
Iran Riot Police Disperses Protesting Football Fans
Radiofarda - Iran’s notorious riot police known as the Special Unit rushed in on Wednesday to disperse angry football (soccer)…