Iran: Five Prisoners Including a Woman May Be Executed at Any Moment
Iran Human Rights - Five prisoners, including a woman, may be executed at any moment in Urmia's central prison. Five prisoners,…
Iran: Three People Including Afghan Citizen Executed on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights - Three prisoners, including an Afghan citizen, were reportedly hanged on the morning of Monday July 24. One…
1,600 Teachers Demand Iran’s Judiciary Free Imprisoned Rights Activist
CHRI - More than one thousand Iranian teachers have issued a statement calling for the release of a teacher imprisoned for…
Sufi Devotee With Heart Disease Denied “Urgent” Medical Care in Bandar Abbas Prison
CHRI - Despite worsening heart disease, Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan, an imprisoned dervish of Iran’s Sufi Gonabadi Order in Hormozgan Province, is being…
Inflation likely to rise in Rouhani’s second term
Al-monitor - In terms of economic management, containing inflation has been one of the most significant achievements of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s first…
Surprise meeting sparks talk of Rouhani-IRGC conciliation
Al-monitor - News of an unexpected meeting spread through Iranian media July 24. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) commanders visited the presidential palace that day for a face-to-face…
Russian, Kazakh, Iranian Warships In Baku For Caspian Competition
RFL/RE -- Russian, Kazakh, and Iranian naval vessels are in Baku ahead of a four-nation "competition" that is to be held…
For China’s Global Ambitions, ‘Iran Is at the Center of Everything’
NYT - An Iranian employee at the Pardis Kaghaz Pazh recycled paper factory in Neyshabur, Iran, one of eight factories established…
Poisonings Put Spotlight On Iran’s Alcohol Problem
RFL/RE - Mass alcohol poisoning and related deaths have exposed an alcohol problem in the Islamic republic, where a ban introduced…
Iranian Opposition Cleric Karrubi Hospitalized
RFL/RE - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karrubi has been hospitalized due to a heart condition, his son said. Karrubi, a former…