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Social and Political

Tehran Residents Oppose Mosque Construction in Park

Iranwire - On Sizdah Bedar, the last day of the Nowruz celebrations, a group of Tehran residents gathered in the…

Iran’s Campaign of Terror: Journalists Targeted and Threatened Worldwide

Iranwire - The Friday assault on Pouria Zeraati, a journalist and host of Iran International TV, by unidentified individuals in London…

Iran Tightens Restrictions on Tourist Sites on Last Day of Nowruz

Iranwire - Despite denials from the Interior Ministry, reports of tourist attractions, parks, and gardens closing on Sizdah Bedar, the…

Iran’s New Hijab Legislation Stuck Amid Fears Of Popular Backlash

iranintl - Iran's contentious hijab legislation has been shuffling back and forth between the parliament and the Guardian Council behind…

Opinion-Stabbing Of Iran International Host Must Be A Wake-Up Call For UK

iranintl - Last Friday, my friend and journalist for Iran International TV, Pouria Zeraati, was brutally stabbed in London as he was leaving…

India Rescues Hijacked Iranian Fishing Vessel, Frees Pakistani Crew

VOA - The Indian navy said it had freed the 23-strong crew of an Iranian fishing vessel that was seized…

Stabbing Of Journalist Raises Questions Of West’s Iran Policy

iranintl - The stabbing of an exiled Iranian TV presenter in London has renewed calls for action to confront and…

Public Outcry Over Construction Of Mosques In Tehran Parks

iranintl - Controversy has ignited in Iran over a government plan to construct mosques in Tehran's parks, with critics denouncing…

Iranian-Swedish Citizen Threatened By Regime Officials

iranintl - An Iranian-Swedish citizen says he has been threatened by the Iranian authorities’ security forces over his involvement in…

UK Anti-Terrorism Police Investigate Stabbing of Persian-Language Journalist

VOA - British counterterrorism detectives are investigating after a journalist working for a Persian-language media organization was stabbed Friday in…