Iran: Upholding academic’s death sentence in secret shows utter contempt for right to life
Amnesty - The Iranian Supreme Court has run roughshod over the rule of law by upholding the death sentence of…
Security Forces Block Annual Ceremony to Commemorate “Chain Murders” Victims
CHRI - Security forces prevented a gathering near Tehran marking the 19th anniversary of a series of murders and disappearances…
Supreme Court Upholds Swedish Resident Ahmedreza Djalali’s Death Sentence
CHRI - Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence issued against Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali, who has been…
Ahmadinejad moves to target influential Iranian political family
Al-Monitor - Once again, Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made headlines following his controversial remarks targeting judiciary chief Ayatollah…
What was on the agenda for British foreign secretary’s Iran visit?
Al-Monitor - Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Iran on Dec. 10. Ahead of the trip, Johnson said that he…
Nine Iranian mountain climbers killed by avalanche
PayvandNews - Nine Iranian climbers were fatally buried by an avalanche on Oshtoran Kooh Mountain, in the country's west on…
Iran Sentences Fugitive Ex-Bank Chief Mahmud Reza Khavari To Prison In Absentia
RFL/RE - Iran's judiciary says the former head of the country's largest state-controlled bank who fled to Canada amid a…
Human Rights Day and Iran’s Suppression
newsmax - Today is Human Rights Day! Is this a day for celebration or mourning? Ordinarily, such a day would…
IRANIAN COURT IN SAQQEZ ORDERS 50 LASHES AGAINST WOMAN
nrttv – An Iranian court has sentenced a young woman of Kurdish origin to prison and ordered her to receive 50…
Putin wants to work with Iran and Turkey to kick-start Syrian peace process – agencies
Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday he wanted to work with Iran and…