Iranian Sunni Cleric Denounces “Coercive Measures” against Women without Hijab
Iranwire - Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric criticized the Islamic Republic’s brutal enforcement of mandatory veiling, saying in his Friday…
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Iranian Protester Killed in Clash with Security Forces
Iranwire - Iranian security forces have shot and killed a resident of the south-western city of Izeh who had been…
IRGC Agents Brutally Attack Tourist Camp in Northern Iran
Iranwire - Individuals donning uniforms of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) violently attacked a group of Iranian tourists in a…
10 Months Since Iran’s Protests, Kurdish Exiles in Limbo
VOA - Like other Iranian Kurds who fled into exile during last year's women-led mass protests, 17-year-old Sarina tries to…
Iran shrugs off fresh US reinforcements in Persian Gulf, boasts drone power
Al-Monitor - Iran's defense minister downplayed fresh US military deployments to the Persian Gulf, admiring the Islamic Republic's military "power" in facing…
Is Iran getting the Biden administration’s message on Russia?
Al-Monitor - CIA Director William Burns on Thursday warned about security ties between Iran and Russia, especially if Russia were to provide…
Iran Loses Bid to Host Shipping Event After Vote at UN Agency Meeting
VOA - Iran's offer to host a maritime event in October has been rejected after a proposal led by the…
Rights groups appeal to UN to stop execution of Iranian boxer Vafaei-Sani
Al-Monitor - A group of rights experts and nongovernmental organizations called on the United Nations to intervene and stop the execution of…
Iranian Retirees Protest Living Conditions, Lack Of Pension Increases
RFL/RE - Iranian retirees have renewed protests in several major cities across the country, reiterating calls for more social and economic freedoms,…
Iranian Who Defied Hijab Rules Offered to Wash Dead Bodies as Alternative Sentence
Iranwire - An Iranian judge has sentenced a woman convicted of flouting the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf rules to two…