Iran’s conservative presidential candidates pledge more cash handouts, jobs
Al-monitor - As Iran approaches its May 19 presidential elections, the conservative candidates — who are determined to unseat incumbent moderate…
“In order to Create, One must First Destroy”: An Interview with Parvaneh Etemadi
PayvandNews - Parvaneh Etemadi in an interview with Parviz Barati from Shargh Newspaper Translated by Roya Monajem, Tavoos Magazine Parviz Barati- According to Parvaneh…
Iran’s Golab Adineh wins Best Actress Award at Beijing Film Festival
PayvandNews - Iranian actress Golab Adineh won Best Actress Award for 'Abji' (The Sis) directed by Marjan Ashrafizadeh at the 7th Beijing…
Germany’s Volkswagen picks local partner in bid to cement foothold in Iran
PayvandNews - Germany's Volkswagen says it has picked a local Iranian auto company to represent it in one of the…
Shirin Ebadi: ‘Outside of Iran I knew I’d be more useful. I could speak’
theguardian- Of all the places one might encounter Shirin Ebadi, Tallahassee should not be one. I was to meet her…
Advocates For Father And Son Imprisoned In Iran Appeal To UN For Help
huffingtonpost― A lawyer representing two American citizens imprisoned in Iran appealed to the United Nations on Tuesday to intervene on…
U.S. Prosecutors Outline ‘High-Level’ Conspiracy To Evade Iran Sanctions
RFL/RE - U.S. prosecutors said they will show that a Turkish-Iranian gold trader coordinated an illegal scheme to help Iran…
UAE soldier ‘dies after confrontation with Iranian ship’
Al-Arabia - A UAE source has said that an Emirati soldier was "martyred after an Iranian boat entered Emirati territory."…
IRAN: MAN ARRESTED AT 15 FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION: PEYMAN BARANDAH
Amnesty - Peyman Barandah, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, is due to be executed…
Student Arrested by Intelligence Ministry Held in Solitary Confinement Without Charge
CHRI - Payam Shakiba, a political science graduate student at Tehran's Allameh Tabataba'i University, has been held in solitary confinement…