Iranian Leaders Speak of Threat of Social Media
VOA— Having survived popular protests across major cities in Iran, Iranian leaders are now turning to the tools that helped protesters…
29 Arrested in Tehran for Public Protests against Forced Hijab
CHRI - Police in Tehran have turned 29 people over to the judicial authorities for taking part in a growing…
Hardline Judge Keeps Iranian-American and Wife in Jail by Imposing $27 Million Bail
CHRI - Family Meets Bail for Wife, but Judge Still Refuses to Release Her The judge presiding over the case…
170 Iranian MPs Demand Ban on Foreign Social Media Apps
CHRI- A few weeks after major protests erupted across Iran in December 2017, the majority of the country’s lawmakers signed…
MPs Want To Designate A Place For ‘Legal’ Protests
RFL/RE - Members of parliament in Iran have prepared a motion for “implementing” Article 27 of the Islamic Republic’s Constitution,…
U.S. Sets Sanctions Against Individuals, Companies Linked To Hizballah
RFL/RE - The United States has hit six individuals and seven businesses linked to Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hizballah militia with terrorism-related…
UN Calls On Tehran To Ensure Fair Trial For Three Iranian Christians
RFL/RE - Four UN human rights experts have called on Iran to ensure “a fair and transparent final hearing” for…
U.S. Condemns Iran’s Arrest Of Protesters Against Compulsory Hijab
RFL/RE - The United States has condemned the arrests in Iran of at least 29 individuals “for exercising their human…
Iran arrests 5,000 demonstrators in recent protests
Al-Arabia - Iranian MP Ali Reza Rahimi said that local authorities have arrested nearly 5,000 demonstrators in recent protests which…
Iran: At least six young human rights defenders arrested in coordinated raids at risk of torture
Amnesty - Responding to reports that at least six young human rights defenders, including Shima Babaei and her husband Dariush…