IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: HEALTH FEARS FOR JAILED IRANIAN TEACHER UNIONIST: ESMAIL ABDI
Amensty - The health of jailed trade unionist Esmail Abdi has deteriorated following a hunger strike he started on 30…
Iran refuses hospital transfer for jailed human rights defender on hunger strike for 40 days
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must immediately transfer Atena Daemi, an imprisoned human rights defender, whose health has sharply deteriorated…
Rouhani Criticizes Revolutionary Guard in Firey Speech
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls For High Turnout In Presidential Vote
RFL/RE - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for a high turnout in the country's May 19 presidential…
Iranian Opposition Leader Musavi Announces Will Vote For Rohani
RFL/RE - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi, who has been under house arrest since 2011, will vote for President…
Rouhani and Raisi: Battle Unfolds Polarizing the Election
Radiozamaneh - As Hassan Rouhani continues to receive support from reformist leaders, the battle unfolds between him and the hardliner’s…
Iran Bans already Vetted Reformist Candidates from Running
Radiozamaneh - As the elections draw near, Iran's Supreme Leader warned that any "rebellion" in the course of the elections…
Judiciary Announces Arrests of Election Campaign Staff One Week After Rouhani’s Criticism
CHRI - A week after incumbent President Hassan Rouhani criticized Iran's hardline judiciary, its spokesman has announced that dozens of…
Iranian Women’s Rights Activists Use Elections as “Opportunities” to Put Forth Demands
CHRI - A member of the Women's Citizenship Center, a non-governmental organization in Tehran, told the Center for Human Rights…
Rouhani’s Attempt to Adopt UNESCO Educational Guidelines Emerges as 2017 Election Issue
CHRI - In the run-up to Iran's presidential election on May 19, 2017, the country's hardline supreme leader has strongly…