Iranian Paper Says Reporter Arrested During May Day Protest
rferl.org - An Iranian newspaper says one of its reporters was arrested by police earlier this week while covering a…
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Iran Says It Will Continue To Enrich Uranium Despite U.S. Pressure
rferl.org - Parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani says Iran will continue to enrich uranium in accordance with its nuclear accord with…
Iranian President’s Brother Sentenced To Prison By Court For Corruption
rferl.org - The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rohani's brother has been sentenced to prison by a court following his…
Khamenei Confidant Implicates IRGC Intelligence Chief In Financial Corruption
Radiofarda - The former head of Iran's State TV Mohammad Sarafraz has accused IRGC Intelligence Organization of obstructing attempts to…
Bahrain Says Iran ‘Will Not Be Allowed’ To Close Hormuz
Radiofarda - Bahrain’s foreign minister has said that Iran “will not be allowed to close for one day the Strait…
China, Turkey, India Silent on Buying Iran’s Oil as US Ban Begins
VOA - Iran’s biggest likely remaining oil customers, China, Turkey and India, were silent about purchases of Iranian crude Thursday…
Russia, Iran Maneuver for Influence in Syria
VOA - Once-hidden Russian-Iranian disagreements over Syria are starting to surface. Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield the main…
“Press Freedom Is in Decline in Iran, Rest of World” – Head of RFS’s Iran/Afghanistan Desk
Radiozamaneh - World Press Freedom Day arrives on May 3 in a time when journalists are under pressure throughout the…
“I miss you my dearest” – Nasrin Sotoudeh’s letters to her children from prison
Amnesty - Iranian lawyer and women’s rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh’s heartbreaking letters from prison reveal the trauma inflicted on families…
Iran arrests dozens at International Workers’ Day protests
Al-Monitor - Iranian authorities violently dispersed gatherings of independent Iranian labor organizations and arrested dozens of activists who were protesting in association with…