Iran Against U.S. Presence At Syria Peace Talks In Astana
RFL/RE - Iran says it opposes the United States joining peace talks on Syria to be held in Kazakhstan next…
U.S., UN Criticize Bahrain’s Execution Of Shi’ite Men For 2014 Attack
RFL/RE - The United States and the UN have criticized Bahrain over the executions of three Shi'ite Muslim men who…
Iran President Says He Will Not Renegotiate Nuclear Deal
VOA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he would not consider renegotiating the Iran nuclear deal with the…
Ordinary citizens in Iran rally to save death-row prisoners
Al-monitor - Mahyaddin spent the final hours of 2016 in solitude, deciding whether to spare the life of a man…
Iran: Wave of floggings, amputations and other vicious punishments
Amnesty - Iran's persistent use of cruel and inhuman punishments, including floggings, amputations and forced blinding over the past year,…
Political Prisoners on Death Row in Iran Fear Reinstatement of Long-Term Visitations Ban
Iranhumanrights.org - Political prisoners Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi, both ethnic Kurds on death row in Rajaee Shahr Prison in…
Khatami, Former Political Prisoners and Ailing Mother Convince Ali Shariati to End 75-Day Hunger Strike
Iranhumanrights.org - Requests by prominent reformist leader Mohammad Khatami, political prisoners, and his ailing mother ultimately convinced imprisoned civil rights…
Revolutionary Guards Arrest Former Reformist MP’s Sister on Unspecified “Security Charges”
Iranhumanrights.org - Fatemeh Haghighatjou, a former reformist member of Iran's Parliament currently living in the United States, is desperately seeking…
Bahrain and “Iranian-Backed Terrorism”
PayvandNews - In a recent article, Matthew Levitt and Michael Knights of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP)…
EU Diplomat Says Bloc Will Stand By Iran Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - European Union foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini insisted that the accord served Europe's security needs and was "proof that…