After Protests Parliament Restores Subsidies In Rouhani Budget
RFL/RE - After previously rejecting it, the Iranian Parliament has approved the general outlines of President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed budget…
Germany condemns Iran’s ‘unacceptable’ execution policy, human rights violations
kurdistan24 – Germany on Wednesday criticized the Iranian government’s execution policy accusing Tehran of “unacceptable” violations of international law. The…
British lawyers urge Iran to release rights advocates: ‘Strong and confident nations don’t arrest lawyers’
independent - British barristers have written to Iran‘s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to protest against the treatment of lawyers…
France to finance exports to Iran to sidestep U.S. sanctions
Reuters - France will start offering euro-denominated loans to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, to help trade…
Russia’s UN Envoy: U.S. ‘Hasn’t Proved’ Iran Action In Yemen
RFL/RE - Russia's United Nations envoy says his country does not believe Washington has made a sufficient case that Iran…
Islamic Republic Authorities Dismiss Protests against Compulsory Hijab
Radiozamaneh - Iranian authorities dismissed the recent protests against compulsory hijab describing them as scattered and insignificant acts. Iran’s Prosecutor…
A Woman Executed in Iran
Iran Human Rights - A woman was executed at Noshahr Prison on the charge of murdering her husband. According to…
Will Iran’s military really divest from business holdings?
Al-Monitor - A significant recent development in Iran’s attempts to liberalize the country’s investment climate was the announcement by Defense…
Protests against compulsory hijab trigger debate in Iran
Al-Monitor - On Jan. 30, a group of women in Tehran protested the country's compulsory hijab rules by taking off…
Iran State TV: ‘Even If He Beats You, Kiss His Feet’
RFL/RE - "Even if your husband is a drug addict, if he beats you, just do it and you will…