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Lawmaker Says Khamenei Rejected Impeachment Of Minister For Role In Protests

Radiofarda – An outspoken lawmaker in Iran has announced that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected the impeachment of the interior minister who is accused of triggering widespread protests in November that killed at least a few hundred people. Ali Motahari, who had demanded the impeachment, told ILNA news website in Iran that “Parliament presidium says the Leader is against [impeachment] …

Iran’s Security Forces Continue to Arrest Wounded Protesters

Iran-HRM – At least 4,000 protesters were wounded during Iran’s nationwide protests that erupted in November over gasoline prices. There have been several reports that security and Intelligence Ministry agents have arrested wounded protesters, some with life threatening injuries.Hospitals are the main ambushes for the regime to identify and capture protesters. Therefore, the wounded are practically denied enjoying any treatments …

RFL/RE – An Iranian military aircraft has crashed into a mountain range, near the inactive Sabalan volcano, in the country’s northwestern Ardabil Province, state media reported on December 25. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the area of the crash to search for survivors and debris, the IRNA news agency reported, quoting local officials. Due to poor weather, a rescue …

Iran Arrests Family Of Slain Protester

RFL/RE – Iran has arrested the family of a young man killed during last month’s protests, which were triggered by a significant rise in the price of gasoline and spread to more than 100 cities and towns. The family of Pouya Bakhtiari had been invited for talks with the authorities, the semiofficial Mehr news agency said on December 24, citing …

Narrating the Stories of those Killed in Iran’s Gasoline Protests

Radiozamaneh – An interview with Farzad Seifikaran, a journalist who documents and narrates the stories of the fallen protesters of the November gasoline protests in Iran. Mahtab Divsalar December 25, 2019 at 5:57 am The recent nationwide protests in Iran started on 14 November against the decision of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) to increase gasoline prices. …

iranintl – City councillors and media insist on receiving clear answers regarding Tehran munic…

iranintl – The UK Foreign Affairs Committee convened a session Tuesday where experts provided …

iranintl – The release of a BBC World report detailing the violent death of teenager Nika Shak…

Iranwire – On this year’s International Labor Day, Iranian workers find themselves amids…

Iranwire – Dina Qalibaf, a journalist and activist protesting the mandatory hijab, was release…

Iranwire – Former British Prime Minister and present foreign secretary David Cameron has said …

RFL/RE – A surge of labor unrest, buffeted by widespread protests over sharp cuts to fuel quot…

RFL/RE – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi is scheduled to visit I…

VOA – French Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel “Persepolis” tell…

gatestoneinstitute.org – [D]espite the clear and present threat Iran poses to the security of …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Farzad Geravand and Reza Barati who were sentenced to death for d…

Iran Human Rights – Mousa Fazeli, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, w…

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Faramarz Moradi, a man on death row for drug-related charges, was…

CHRI – Atena Farghadani, a 37-year-old cartoonist and civil rights activist, should be immediately r…

iranintl – Iran will face a slowdown in economic growth in the coming years, the International…

iranintl – The Iranian government’s ongoing crackdown against non-governmental charitabl…

iranintl – The new EU-US coordinated sanctions against Iran in the aftermath of Iran-Israel Ap…

iranintl – During his visit to Saudi Arabia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized t…

iranintl – An Indian publishing house has issued an apology following backlash over a sixth-gr…

iranintl – A report from the German newspaper Bild says a Düsseldorf-based subsidiary of Iran&…

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