Iran’s Culture Minister Says He’s Trying to “Transform” Conservative Clerics’ Views on Music
CHRI - Before musicians can perform concerts in Iran without the threat of the authorities suddenly canceling them, someone has…
Iran’s Student Movement Faces Roadblocks Under Rouhani Despite Election Campaign Promises
CHRI - Protests were held at several Iranian universities on December 7, 2017, on the occasion of Student Day. One…
IRGC Commander Turned Musician Says He Was Banned From Producing Music by the Intelligence Ministry
CHRI - Rouhani Government and MPs Ignore Hossein Zaman’s Pleas for Help (more…)
Opposition Leader Under House Arrest Offers to Serve Remainder of Imprisoned Mothers’ Sentences
CHRI - Zahra Rahnavard, who has been under extrajudicial house arrest with her husband Mir Hossein Mousavifor nearly seven years, has offered to…
Iranian media workers warn of ‘death of independent journalism’
Al-Monitor - “Working as a professional journalist is subject to obtaining a journalist’s license from the Media Governance Organization [MGO]…
Iran’s Siamand Rahman clinches gold at 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships
PayvandNews - Iranian Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman has produced a magnificent display of strength and prowess at the 2017 World…
U.K. Foreign Secretary To Visit Iran To Press For Release Of Jailed Briton
RFL/RE - Britain says Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will travel to Iran on December 9 to meet with his Iranian…
Argentinian Ex-President Charged With Treason For Deal With Iran On 1994 Bombing
RFL/RE - A federal judge in Argentina has indicted former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for treason and called for…
Russia Says Caspian Legal Status Resolved, Agreement Ready For Signing
RFL/RE - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a recent meeting of foreign ministers from the Caspian Sea littoral…
Two Iranian Officials Publicly Break Rank and Discuss Discriminatory Policies Against Baha’is
CHRI - Iranian officials are beginning to broach the previously taboo topic of religious discrimination in Iran. On the same…