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…
Prominent Kurdish Activist Facing More Prison Time After Serving 10 Years in Evin Prison
CHRI - Prominent Kurdish rights activist Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand was freed from Evin Prison in Tehran on May 12, 2017…
Pro-Rouhani Editor Arrested Ahead of May 2017 Elections Remains Detained Without Charge
CHRI - The family of Tahereh Riahi, an editor who has been detained since December 2016 without charge, is calling on President Hassan Rouhani to…
The reason Tehran’s mayor dropped out of presidential race
Al-monitor - Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from the presidential race May 15, leaving the conservative camp with two…
Here Are The Smears Marring Iran’s Election(s)
RFL/RE - Raisi has tried to taint incumbent President Hassan Rohani with allegations of corruption. While elections in Iran look…
Tehran City Council Candidate Says “Military Organizations” Intervened to Disqualify Reformist Candidates
CHRI - Ali Tajernia, a reformist politician and former member of Iran's Parliament, told the Center for Human Rights in…
Iranian Vice President Drops Out Of Presidential Race, Backs Rohani
PayvandNews - Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has dropped out of the presidential race and thrown his support behind incumbent…
Iran starts construction of ion therapy center
PayvandNews - Iran began building its National Ion Therapy Center with Austrian help on Monday, in a 200 million Euros…