Political Prisoner Majid Assadi Denied Hospitalization in Rajaee Shahr Prison
CHRI - Political prisoner Majid Assadi is being denied urgent hospitalization despite severe pain in his spine and digestive problems, the Center…
Iranian Police Disperse, Arrest Protesters As Rallies Against Price Hikes Spread
RFL/RE - Iranian police have dispersed antigovernment protesters and arrested dozens of people in the western city Kermanshah and the…
Street Protests In Iran, Dozens Reportedly Arrested
RFL/RE - Thousands of people poured into the streets in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Thursday protesting rising prices…
Baha’is-Owned Shops Sealed Off In Tabriz
RFL/RE - At least sixteen businesses run by Baha’i citizens are sealed off in recent weeks in Tabriz, the largest…
Iran emerging as cyber threat to United States
mysanantonio - When it comes to cyberweapons, America is an elephant and Iran is a flea. Still, a flea can…
The GCC’s arms race and the Iranian ‘threat’
aljazeera - For the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, 2017 is ending with much insecurity and uncertainty. Tensions between Saudi…
Protesters in Iran raise slogans against Rouhani, Supreme Leader
Al-Monitor - Thousands of residents n a number of Iranian cities including the north-eastern city of Mashhad took to the…
Cryptocurrencies could offer Iran way around sanctions
Al- Monitor - Post-sanctions integration in the international financial sector has been one of the main challenges in the Iranian…
Iranian women no longer face jail for dress code violations
Al-Monitor - One of the more notorious images that often comes out of Iran is that of chador-clad women with…
Protestors Shout “Death to High Prices” as Demonstrations Break Out in Three Iranian Cities
CHRI - Protests erupted in several Iranian cities on December 28, 2017, as citizens peacefully spoke out against the rising…