Workers’ Movement: Iranian Labor Activists have Hope despite Suppression
Radiozamaneh - Last year, workers in Iran organized several outstanding protests and strikes. Major examples include nationwide teachers’ strikes, as…
Iran: Two Juveniles Executed; One With Mental Disability
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Two juvenile offenders were among the prisoners executed at Shiraz Central Prison on April 25.…
Banned Works at Tehran Book Fair Highlight Iran’s Corrosive Censorship Policies
CHRI - “People Lack Buying Power, Writers Lack Inspiration,” Says Novelist Several books by dissident authors in Iran were banned…
Why Iran-US confrontation may intensify under new IRGC commander
Al-Monitor - Iran replaced the commander of its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) less than two weeks after the…
After cleric’s murder, Iranians debate hate speech on social media
Al-Monitor - Massive crowds accompanied the April 29 funeral procession of Mostafa Ghasemi, a 46-year-old cleric who was shot and killed in…
Iran pioneer in stem cell knowledge, technology: Royan Institute’s Director
PayvandNews - Iran is one of the most pioneering countries in the world and the second country in the region…
US Report highlights plight of religious minorities in Iran
IOPHR - On 29th April 2019, US annual report on international religious freedom highlighted the oppression suffered by religious minorities…
Iran Intelligence Ministry Clamps Down On Gold Smugglers
Radiofarda - Iran's Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested 9 ring-leaders of a gold smuggling gang in the country's Western-Azarbaijan…
Defense Lawyer To Call For Iran-U.S Dual Nationals Release
Radiofarda - The defense lawyer of two Iranian-American dual nationals sentenced to jail in Iran for "collaboration with a belligerent…
As U.S. Sanctions Bite, Iran Fulfills Only 63% Of Non-Oil Export Target
Radiofarda - Iran could fulfill only 63% of its non-oil export target during its last fiscal year, Trade Promoting Organisation…