European Allies Warn US Over Tensions With Iran
VOA - Top officials from the European Union are calling on the United States to use "maximum restraint" and avoid…
Iranian Students Protest Mandatory Headscarf Rule
VOA - Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says university students have held a campus protest against authorities' increasing pressure on…
Iran: Parliament OKs Nationality Law Reform
HRW – Iran’s Parliament on May 13, 2019, approved an amendment to allow Iranian women to pass their nationality to their…
Paramilitary Force Attacks Tehran University Protest Against Hijab Enforcement Units
CHRI - Members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij force violently attacked several students at a peaceful protest at the University of…
Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Sentence Against Female Activist for Criticizing Chief Justice
CHRI – A Tehran appeals court upheld a 7.5-year prison sentence against prominent political activist Hengameh Shahidi based on her social…
Interview with Literary Figure Alireza Behnam on Censorship
CHRI - “Authors have learned that they cannot write about things that are against the country’s official religion, or against…
Will China play a role in lessening US pressure on Iran?
Al-Monitor - Amid the Trump administration's all-time high pressure on Iran, manifested in its decision not to extend sanctions waivers…
Iranian National Oil Company opens office in Iraq
Al-Monitor - The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) decided May 4 to open an economic representative office in Iraq. The decision was…
Bill To Prevent Violence Against Women To Be Finalized After A Five-Year Wait
Radiofarda - Iran's Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeesi says officials in a meeting last week have discussed the Iranian Parliament's bill…
Iranian Media Insists Explosions, Fires At UAE Oil Port Covered Up
Radiofarda - Iranian news agencies, including the official government run IRNA, insist that a huge explosion took place in the…