Iran: Ill-treated for seeking truth and justice: Maryam Akbari Monfared
amnesty- Prisoner of conscience Maryam Akbari Monfared has been held in cruel and inhumane conditions in a distant prison in…
Detained Rights Lawyers’ Homes Raided Without Warrant
CHRI - State security agents carried out search operations in the homes of two detained human rights lawyers, Arash Keykhosravi and Mohammad Reza…
Supreme Court Refusal to Review 25-year Sentence for Afkari Brother is Travesty of Justice
CHRI —The refusal by Iran’s Supreme Court to allow a judicial review of the 25-year prison sentence for Vahid Afkari, the brother…
Fears grow in Iran as pandemic worsens
Al-Monitor - Iran is continuing to be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and officials fear it is only a…
Raisi Tells First Cabinet Meeting That Iran Is ‘Seriously Lagging Behind’ As Virus Woes Mount
RFL/RE - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the country is "seriously lagging behind" in certain social and economic areas and…
Biden To Welcome Israeli PM To White House For Talks Expected To Focus On Iran
RFL/RE - U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are scheduled to meet on August 26 as…
The Supreme Leader Interferes in Cabinet Selections Again
Iranwire - Interference in executive-branch affairs has been an obsession for both Supreme Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
The Islamic Republic’s Intolerance to Christian Converts, Explained
Iranwire - After the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the establishment of the Islamic Republic, an official campaign of harassment and…
Supreme Court turns down Vahid Afkari’s appeal to re-examine his case
Iran-HRM - Supreme Court turns down Vahid Afkari’s appeal to re-examine his case. Branch 38 of the clerical regime’s Supreme…
Lawyer Mohammad Najafi Denied Medical Treatment 22 Days After Heart Attack in Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Imprisoned lawyer and human rights defender, Mohammad Najafi, suffered a heart attack on August 1…