Iranian TV Anchor Back In Tehran After U.S. Detention
RFL/RE - A U.S.-born anchor for Iran's state-run, English-language television station has returned to Iran after 10 days of detention…
Social and Political
Iranian Dervish Woman’s Health Declines in Prison
VOA - A news outlet covering Iran’s Dervish religious minority says a female Dervish prisoner beaten during her arrest 11…
Eight Conservationists Tried in Iran on Basis of Retracted False “Confessions”
CHRI - First Half of Indictment Lacks Evidence, Relies on Statements Made Under Extreme Duress In their first trial session…
Renewed Pressure in Iran to Block Instagram After Activist’s Post About Torture Makes Headlines
CHRI - A labor activist’s widely read Instagram post alleging he was tortured while in the custody of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was never fully…
US ‘coup’ in Venezuela equally abhorred by Iran’s hard-liners, Reformists
Al-Monitor - In a country where politics has been tightly entangled with people's daily lives for decades, it is no…
Iran’s seminaries debate financial independence amid budget cuts
Al-Monitor - Iran's theological seats of learning appear set to face major difficulties in the coming Iranian year (beginning March…
U.S. Counterterror Official Visiting Europe ‘On Iran-Backed Terrorism’
Radiofarda - The U.S. State Department announced on January 29 that its top counterterrorism official is visiting Europe to discuss…
Worldwide Threat Assessment Contradicts Trump’s Views On Iran, North Korea, ISIS
Radiofarda - The latest global threat assessment by U.S. intelligence chiefs indicate that Iran is not currently developing nuclear weapons.…
Call In Iran For Footballers To Be Punished Over Japan Melee
Radiofarda - A prominent Iranian politician on Tuesday called for players in the country's national football team to be punished…
Double-bombing wounds three police officers in southeast Iran’s Zahedan city
Al-Arabia - Iranian police say a double-bombing has lightly wounded three police officers in the southeastern city of Zahedan. (more…)