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Seven Rights Activists Denied Legal Counsel After Being Arrested by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

CHRI - Seven civil rights activists detained in Evin Prison since February 1, 2018, have been denied access to legal…

“Iran Will Level Tel Aviv To the Ground,” Says Top Iran Official

RFL/RE - Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezai has said on February 20 that “Iran will level Tel Aviv…

Iran Protests Over Sweden’s Granting Of Citizenship To Prisoner

RFL/RE - The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it has summoned the Swedish ambassador to protest over the country's granting of…

Iran’s Suppression of December 2017 Unrest Marked by Brutal Violations of Law

CHRI - New Briefing Details Beatings and Deaths of Detainees, Intimidation of Families, Denial of Due Process The state crackdown…

Could Iran Hold A National Referendum?

RFL/RE - President Hassan Rouhani’s suggestion that conflicts in Iranian society could be resolved with a constitutional referendum is stirring…

Rouhani says US lost ‘golden opportunity’ for bilateral dialogue

Al-Monitor - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has declared that his US counterpart, Donald Trump, has ruined all potential opportunities for…

More Iranian women join protest against forced hijab code

Al-Arabia - On Saturday, a video of a young woman taking off her hijab in Iran in front of a…

France to finance exports to Iran to sidestep U.S. sanctions

Reuters - France will start offering euro-denominated loans to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, to help trade…

Russia’s UN Envoy: U.S. ‘Hasn’t Proved’ Iran Action In Yemen

RFL/RE - Russia's United Nations envoy says his country does not believe Washington has made a sufficient case that Iran…

Rohani Says Iranian Leaders Must Listen To The People

RFL/RE - President Hassan Rohani has said that the Iranian people continue to support the clerical establishment despite foreign pressure…