A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 19, 2019
HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 19th, 2019 based on the information…
Defense Lawyer Mostafa Tork Hamedani Sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment in Iran
CHRI - Human rights attorney Mostafa Tork Hamedani has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in Iran for allegedly slandering a former…
Four Independent News Journalists Arrested in Iran in Less Than a Month
CHRI - Former political prisoner Ali (Amir) Amirgholi has become the fourth journalist working for the Gamindependent online news outlet to be arrested…
Why are so many Iranian minors seeking asylum in Europe?
aljazeera - The reports on the dramatic rise in the number of Iranians seeking asylum in Europe, especially unaccompanied children, are profoundly unsettling.…
Iran Postpones Approval Of UN Convention Against Transnational Crime
Radiofarda - Ahmad Tavakoli, an Expediency Discernment Council member in Tehran told reporters on Saturday that the EDC meeting on…
Top Republican Urges Slow U.S. Pullout Until IS ‘Truly Defeated’
Radiofarda - A senior Republican senator on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to slow down the withdrawal of US ground…
U.S.-Born Iranian TV Anchor’s Arrest Confirmed By U.S. Court
Radiofarda - An American-born Iranian television anchor has been arrested as a material witness in an undisclosed U.S. federal investigation,…
Four Political Activists Interrogated And One Arrested In Iran
Radiofarda - Reports from Iran say that four political activists in the town of Songhor were taken to the intelligence…
INSIGHT-Europe’s Patience With Iran Wears Thin, Tiptoes Towards Trump
Radiofarda - In Tehran on Jan. 8 during a meeting with European envoys, Iranian officials abruptly stood up, walked out…
U.S. Likely To Cut Number Of Iran Oil Sanctions Waivers In May
Radiofarda - The United States is likely to extend waivers from sanctions on Iranian oil imports in May but will…