Political Prisoner Responds to “Dolled-Up” Evin Prison Visit by Foreign Ambassadors
CHRI - A political prisoner held in Evin Prison since 2009 has harshly criticized a state-organized "dolled-up" tour of the facility by a…
Ahmadinejad camp brazenly assaults Iranian judiciary
Al-monitor — Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his inner circle have been at the center of a storm on the Iranian…
Beheading of IRGC fighter unites Iranians
Al-monitor - Imagery of the decapitated body of Mohsen Hojjaji, a fighter from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who was dispatched…
Reports: Iraq To Mediate Between Saudi Arabia, Iran
RFL/RE - An Iraqi leader has said his country will take the role as mediator between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran,…
Iranian Lawmakers Raise Thresholds Triggering Death Penalty For Some Drug Offenses
RFL/RE - Iran's parliament has ended the death penalty for certain drug violations, raising the thresholds that can trigger capital punishment…
Iran’s Khamenei names conservative cleric to arbitration body
Al-Arabia - Iran's supreme leader has appointed a conservative cleric to head a council that mediates disputes between government bodies, Iranian…
With Eye on Telegram, Internet Body Says All Social Media Apps Must Store Data Inside Iran
CHRI - To improve Iran's ability to monitor and censor online content and user activity, the country's Supreme Cyberspace Council (SCC)…
Journalist Sasan Aghaei With Iranian Reformist Etemad Daily Detained
RFL/RE - Iranian journalist Sasan Aghaei has reportedly been arrested. The charges against Aghaei, who works for the reformist daily Etemad,…
AI Researcher And Fuzzy Logic Founder Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh Passes Away
PayvandNews - The founder of fuzzy logic and University of Tehran graduate Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh has passed away. Mathematician and artificial intelligence scientist…
Iranian Parliament Increases Funding For Missiles, IRGC In Reaction To U.S. Sanctions
RFL/RE - Iran's parliament has given initial approval to a bill to increase spending on the country's missile program and the…