Iran’s Rulers Wary of Football Fans ahead of Mahsa Amini’s Death Anniversary
Iranwire - Iran’s premier football league has apparently fallen under the direct supervision of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic…
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Crackdown on Hijab Violators: Hundreds of Vehicles Impounded in Iranian Province
Iranwire - Police in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province say they have impounded 439 vehicles and initiated legal proceedings against a…
Amin Bazrgar: The Iranian Wrestler Forcibly Disappeared Who Died of “Natural” Cause
Iranwire - Amin Bazrgar, a renowned Iranian wrestler, went missing in August 2021, a day after he took to Instagram…
Vafaei Sani, the Iranian Boxing Champion Sentenced to Death
Iranwire - Lawyer Babak Paknia confirmed on July 31 that a court has confirmed the death sentence against Mohammad Javad…
Iranian Women Athletes Targeted for Expressing Dissent
Iranwire - Iranian women athletes who participated in last year’s nationwide protests or took stands against the Islamic Republic’s compulsory…
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…
Iran football boss says women can attend top league matches
alarabiya - Women in Iran, who have long been barred from attending football matches except for rare occasions, will be…
Khosravivafa: A Khamenei Bodyguard Turned National Olympic Committee Head
Iranwire - On June 27, 1981, exactly one day before a powerful bomb went off at the headquarters of the…
From Iranian Jail to Wimbledon Royal Box, Thanks to Andy Murray
VOA —Andy Murray said he had an emotional meeting with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent six years in an Iranian jail…
Only Female Candidate for Wrestling Federation Presidency Disqualified
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have disqualified the only woman candidate for the post of president of the Islamic Republic of…