“Do You Also Sleep With a Clear Conscience?” (An Open Letter to Candidate Raisi’s Wife)
CHRI - In 2017, when Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi launched his first presidential campaign, Effat Mahbaz–the widow of a political prisoner killed…
Social and Political
Rouhani lashes out at hardline media over criticism of US nuclear talks
Al-Monitor - Iranian and American negotiators continue to struggle to resolve differences over the US reentry into the 2015 nuclear…
Iran nuclear deal talks to resume in Vienna this weekend
Al-Monitor - As Iran gears up for a presidential election, negotiators will return to Vienna for the sixth round of…
Hundreds Of Sanctions Against Iran Likely To Remain Even If Nuclear Deal Revived, Blinken Says
Iranwire - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said hundreds of U.S. sanctions on Tehran likely would remain in place…
Ex-Guards Fixer Jailed for Corruption Living Large in Prison
Iranwire - At a press conference on March 17 this year, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili announced that a former Revolutionary…
U.S. to Iran: mess with IAEA monitoring and put talks on deal at risk
Reuters - The United States told Iran on Tuesday that it must let the U.N. atomic agency continue to monitor…
Head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah says group is ready to go to Iran to seek fuel
Reuters - Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Iranian-backed armed Lebanese political group Hezbollah, said on Tuesday that it was…
With Little Hope for Change through the Ballot Box, Iranian Civil Society Debates Strategy
HRW - Activists had seen voting as a way to push for progress, but many are now questioning whether to…
Poll highlights deep voter apathy ahead of Iran election
Al-Monitor - The results of the latest polling ahead of Iran's key presidential election indicate growing apathy among the Iranian public…
Beating Bahrain 3-0, Iran’s National Football Team Revives the World Cup Dream
Iranwire - Last night spelled one of the most unforgettable nights in recent Iranian footballing history with the national team’s…