British Council Employee Being Held Without Access to a Lawyer by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry
Agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry have arrested a London-based employee of the British Council, Aras Amiri, and are holding her…
Iranians hesitant to leave Telegram for domestic apps
Al-Monitor -The running joke on Iranian social media right now is that three green ticks on a domestic messaging app…
Iran’s FM says Qatar ‘brought Saudi Arabia to its knees’
Al-Monitor - Addressing a conference at the prestigious Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran, Iran’s foreign minister slammed the Saudi…
Iran’s Fajr film festival grabs headlines with Oliver Stone
Al-Monitor - Iran’s Fajr International Film Festival has been an important platform for Iranian, regional and international films for more…
Iranian Expats Launch Own Telegram ‘With Built-In Proxy’ To Counter Filtering At Home
RFL/RE - Two Iranian IT experts have launched a modified version of Telegram to help their countrymen get around Tehran's…
Execution Imminent of Prisoner in Iran Despite Unfair Trial and Credible Allegations of Torture
CHRI - Lawyer: “Ramin’s case is being processed against ethical standards and existing laws. We have to try to save…
US judge orders Iran to pay $6 bln to families of 9/11 victims
Al-Arabia - A federal US judge has ordered Iran to pay $6 billion to families of the victims of 9/11…
The temporary release of Dr Tabandeh for visiting his hospitalised daughter-in-law
Shabtabnews - Due to the pressure exerted through the support of MEPs in Europe, who publically demanded the end of…
MEPs ask Iran to halt execution of Mr Salas.
antheamcintyre - Senior MEPs have launched an urgent appeal to halt the execution by the Iranian authorities of an innocent…
Rial Slips Again Against Dollar, Despite Gov’t Intervention
Radiofarda - Iran’s national currency, the rial, continues its downward spiral, and is approaching 60,000 rials to the dollar. (more…)