Iran Must Address Crisis of Unpaid Wages, Not Prosecute People Who Demand Their Pay
CHRI - 15 Petrochemical Workers Sentenced to Prison, Flogging for Protesting Unpaid Wages in Latest Ruling Unpaid Wages Violates Iranian…
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Iran Set to Execute Third Individual Sentenced by “Corruption Court” For Alleged Economic Crimes
CHRI - Two Men Already Executed, 1,700 Others Summoned Since Courts Set Up Four Months Ago (more…)
Activists Condemn Rouhani Government’s Minimal Proposed Funding For Disability Rights in Iran
CHRI - Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities in Iran have condemned the minimal budgetary allocation proposed by the government…
Shrinking pie causes intense struggle over wages in Iran
Al-Monitor - Ayatollah Ali Movahedi Kermani ascended the pulpit to lead the weekly Friday prayer session at the University of…
Iran says US is ‘bragging’ about violating UNSC resolution
Al-Monitor - After failing to receive diplomatic support for exiting the nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
Can Iran’s Government Tackle Worsening Poverty?
Radiofarda - One of the objectives of Iran's annual budget for the next year is to decrease poverty, according to…
As Sanctions Bite, Khamenei Weighs In On New Budget
Radiofarda - President Hassan Rouhani's budget for the next Iranian year (beginning March 21) will not be delivered to Iran's…
China-Based Oil Firm Settles Iran Sanctions Violations, U.S. Says
Radiofarda - China-based Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co Ltd has agreed to pay more than $2.7 million to settle…
U.S. Wants UN To Reimpose Ballistic Missile Restrictions On Iran, Says Pompeo
Radiofarda - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told the UN Security Council that Washington would seek to work…
US Congressman Backs ‘Material Support’ to Help Iranians ‘Overcome’ Islamist Rulers
VOA - A U.S. Republican lawmaker sponsoring a bill to support a democratic and secular Iran says Washington should provide…