Iranian Vice President Discloses Smuggling by Diplomats
Iranwire - On Wednesday, December 15, at a gathering of Iranian ambassadors, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber praised one of their number…
UN General Assembly Calls on Iran to Eliminate Religious Discrimination
Iranwire - The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities…
Fact Check: Is Tehran the Most Expensive Capital in the World to Buy a House In?
Iranwire - "Unfortunately, according to statistics, Tehran is the most expensive capital in the world in terms of house prices,"…
Open Sewers in Ahvaz Claim a Third Child’s Life
Iranwire - Fars Heydari, one year and four months old, lived in Goldasht neighborhood of Ahvaz, the capital of Iran’s…
Qarchak prison officials deprive political prisoner of urgent medical care
Iran-HRM - Qarchak prison officials are preventing political prisoner Zahra Safaei from being sent to hospital to continue treatment for…
Hamed Mousavi, Koroush Mazaheri and 2 Unidentified Men Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Four men sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison. According to information…
Unprecedented drought pushes Iran’s southeast to brink
Al-Monitor - The director of the state-run Office for Meteorology in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province has painted one of the…
Iran’s Parliament Approves Pay Rise For Teachers After Widespread Protests
Iran's parliament passed legislation on December 15 to raise teachers' salaries following several days of countrywide protests and a strike that impacted…
IranWire Exclusive: Chief Bodyguard One of 80 Interrogated on Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Killing
Iranwire - A former MP has told IranWire that more than 80 bodyguards, members of the Ansar al-Mahdi Security Corps,…
Prisoner dies due to denial of medical care in west Iran prison
Iran-HRM - A prisoner died on November 30, after being denied adequate medical treatment in a prison in Ilam, western…