Wife of Abducted Iranian Confirms He Flew To Baghdad – French FM Condemns Arrest
Radiofarda - The wife of an anti-regime activist captured by Iranian agents accused the Islamic Republic of kidnapping her husband…
Iran-backed militias deployed snipers in Iraq protests: Sources
Al-Arabia - Iran-backed militias deployed snipers on Baghdad rooftops during the Iraq’s deadliest anti-government protests in years, two Iraqi security…
Iranians, Pakistani, Russian Make BBC ‘Female Future’ List
RFL/RE - Two Iranians, one Pakistani, and a Russian have made the BBC's list of 100 most "inspiring and influential…
Paris Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ Arrest Of Two French Citizens In Iran
RFL/RE - France has confirmed that a second French academic is being detained in Iran, condemning what it described as…
Iranian President’s Brother Begins Prison Term, Claims ‘Illegal’ Wiretap
Radiofarda - The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rohani has begun serving a five-year prison sentence for corruption claiming his…
Judicial Order Seeks to Block Iranians’ Access to Google Play App Store
CHRI - Move Would Limit Iranians to State-Controlled App Store, Vulnerable to State Surveillance, Malware A judicial order to block Google Play in Iran, which would deny millions…
Reign of Evin Prison’s New Director Begins with Denial of Political Prisoners’ Rights
CHRI - Female Prisoners of Conscience Denied Phone Contact with Children The appointment of Gholamreza Ziaei, former director of two disreputable prisons…
Why Iran’s grand ayatollahs are fighting over Rumi
Al-Monitor - Plans to make a movie about Rumi, a 13th-century Persian Sufi poet, have once again revived an old quarrel between two…
Angry protests, empty seats overshadow Rouhani speech
Al-Monitor - "Universities should be a venue for dialogue. As student representatives, we are walking out of this venue in…
Kurdish deal with Syrian regime against Turkey a boon for Iran
PayvandNews - One Mideast player in particular looks likely to benefit from the travesty playing out between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds. …