Coronavirus: 25 million in Iran infected with COVID-19, says Rouhani
Al-Arabia - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and…
Human rights
Iranians Angered by Faltering Economy Stage Rare Protest
VOA- Iranians angered by their government’s handling of a faltering economy staged a rare protest in a southwestern city on…
Police Chief in Iran Vows Heavy-Handed Crackdown on Protests
Iran-HRM - The police chief in Behbahan, on Friday vowed to deal “decisively” with further protests, a day after security forces fired…
Charges Against Iranian Writer Mehdi Salimi; Repression of Civil Society
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Mehdi Salimi, a writer and translator, who was arrested on July 7, at his parents'…
Internet disrupted in Iran province as police disperse rally
(AP) — Police dispersed protesters in southwestern Iran angry over the Islamic Republic’s anemic economy amid a U.S. sanctions campaign,…
IOPHR Demands the overturning of death sentences of the three protesters.
Shabtabnews - Following the statement of IOPHR on 27th June requesting for Urgent Action against death sentences issued against protesters,…
Iran suggests it will crack down on expected protests
Al-Arabia - Iran promised on Friday to deal “decisively” with further protests over economic hardship, a day after security forces…
Radiofarda: Iranian Activist Says ‘I Will Not Be Silenced’, After Brother’s Prison Sentence
Radiofarda - In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda, the founder of anti-compulsory hijab and women's rights activist, Masih Alinejad,…
Washington ‘troubled’ by Iran sentencing young woman to flogging: State Department
Al-Arabia - The United States is “troubled” by Iran’s sentencing of a young woman to flogging for her participation in a…
Hundreds Of Iranian Political Activists Urge Chief Justice To Free Prisoners With COVID
Radiofarda - In a letter to Chief Justice Ebrahim Raeesi on Wednesday, nearly five hundred political activists living in Iran…