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iranwire – Nasir moved to Tehran with his wife and child four years ago in a bid to find work. Because of droughts, it was no longer possible for him to run a farm and work his father’s land. Now he works as a driver’s assistant on heavy and plant machinery. When the family first came to Tehran, conditions were a …

iranwire – More than a month after the arrest of Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i citizen of Tehran, his family has still received no information about the charges or where he is being held. But IranWire understands that on Thursday, September 30, security agents also raided the home of his mother, Saeedeh Khozouei. They confiscated personal items including laptops, mobile phones and photos, and …

Iran-HRM – With Iran’s new academic year, beginning on September 23, 2021, several Iranian teachers are imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their human rights, including through their peaceful activism. More than three weeks after the arrest of the Chemistry teacher Gholamreza Gholami Kandazi, he remains in a state of uncertainty in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. He was arrested by security …

Iran–HRM – The World Teachers’ Day on October 5 is a day for countries to honor their teachers and the important role they play in raising the future generations. Teachers need job security and a decent pay to provide the next generations with adequate education. In an Iran under the mullahs’ rule however, the living conditions for teachers is far …

Al-Monitor – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has been making headlines recently with comments on when the nuclear talks with world powers in Vienna will resume. Rather than giving exact dates, he appears to be enjoying the spotlight and attention afforded his position given the international focus on the paused negotiations. During a television interview Oct. 3, Amir-Abdollahian said Iran “is …