Lies as the distinguishing feature of Syria, Russia and Iran
AL-Arabia - The cruel Syrian war launched by Bashar al-Assad on his people seven years ago under the name of…
US Military Official: Iran Naval Forces Halt ‘Provocations’
VOA - Iranian naval forces appear to have deliberately halted their provocations of U.S. Navy ships in the Persian Gulf…
Iran’s Growing Water Shortage Protests Spur Accusations of Mismanagement
VOA - Escalating street protests by Iranians against water shortages in a rural part of central Iran have inspired more…
Iran: Crackdown on Dervish Minority
HRW – Iranian authorities arrested over 300 members of the minority Dervish Muslim community in late February 2018 after police…
Iran Executions: A Man Hanged in Khoy Central Prison
Iran Human Rights - A prisoner was hanged at Khoy Central Prison on rape charges. (more…)
Detained Human Rights Lawyer Forced to Choose Counsel From Judiciary’s Approved “List”
CHRI - Security Agents Create “Climate of Fear” Around Local Prosecutor’s Office Mohammad Najafi, a human rights lawyer who is…
Iranian Lawyers: Judiciary’s Mandatory List of Approved Counsel Sets “Dangerous Precedent”
CHRI - Note to Article 48 Detrimental to Fundamental Right to a Fair Defense Three human rights lawyers in Iran…
Men Detained at Women’s Rights Rally in Iran Remain Behind Bars After Female Detainees Released
CHRI - The women who were detained at a women’s rights demonstration in front of the Iranian Labor Ministry in…
Revolutionary Guards Violently Arrest Teachers’ Rights Activist in Front of High School Students
CHRI - 29 Teachers Advocate For Habibi’s Freedom Teacher and trade union activist Mohammad Habibi was beaten and arrested by…
No end to Yemen war in sight as Saudi Arabia, Iran lock horns
Al-Monitor - As the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen nears its third year, the war doesn’t seem to be coming…