Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Says He’s Looking Into Lifting the State Ban on Twitter
Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi’s ...
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Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Killed Parastou Forouhar’s Parents. Now It’s Going After Her.
An Iranian activist who has been seeking justice for her parents murdered by Iran’s ...
Three Baha’is Barred From University in Iran Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Three young Iranians who complained to state officials after being denied university education for being followers of the ...
Political Prisoners Urge International NGOs to Investigate Case of Inmate With Suspected Cancer
Three human rights activists held in Rajaee Shahr Prison in Iran have written a letter urging international rights groups to help fellow political prisoner Majid Assadi, who has been denied outside medical treatment despite severe health problems ...
IRGC Hackers Target Iranian Journalists Based Abroad With Malware Campaign
Hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted journalists based abroad with a malware campaign launched on November 6, 2017 ...
Iran’s Rouhani Writes to Supreme Leader On Dispute Over Suspended Zoroastrian Council Member
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the recent suspension of a Zoroastrian member of a city council as “illegal” and asked the supreme leader to intervene in the growing dispute that has highlighted divisions within the state ...
Imprisoned Labor Activist With No Kidneys Hospitalized After Being Forced to Sleep on Cell Floor
Imprisoned labor activist Mahmoud Salehi remains in intensive care three days after being rushed from ...
Iranian Poet Sentenced to Prison and Flogging For the Charge of “Insulting the Sacred”
Poet and civil rights activist Reza Ekvanyan has been sentenced to three years in prison and 40 lashes for the charges of “propaganda against the state” and “insulting the sacred” by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, presided ...
After 10 Years in Prison, Faith Leader Fariba Kamalabadi Says Baha’is Hope to Serve Iran
In her first interview since being released from Evin Prison on October 31, 2017, Baha’i faith leader Fariba Kamalabadi said Baha’is “love” Iran and want to “serve” their country. “There have been a lot ...
Iranian State Officials Clash Over Allowing Religious Minorities in Local Elections
Suspended Zoroastrian Councilman at Center of Debate The head of Iran’s judiciary has sided with proponents of banning religious ...
Thousands of Iranian Death Row Inmates to Receive Sentence Reviews Under Amended Drug Law
Alleged drug traffickers stand in front of narcotics after a ...
Website Close to IRGC Says Judicial Attack Against BBC Persian is “Spoils of War”
A website serving as a mouthpiece for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has attempted to ...
Speak Out Against Iran’s Criminalization of Journalism
November 2, 2017 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) today released a video about the criminal investigation by Iran's judiciary of 152 current and former staff members of BBC ...
Agents Interrupt Labor Activist’s Dialysis Treatment to Transport Him to Prison
Labor activist Mahmoud Salehi was detained by security agents on October 28, ...
Judge Refuses to Order Psychological Evaluation That Could Save Man Sentenced to Death as Minor
A judge in Iran is refusing to order a psychological evaluation to determine the maturity ...
Hundreds of Iranian Rights Activists Call on Political Prisoner Mohammad Nazari to End Hunger Strike
Mohammad Nazari has been imprisoned since ...
UN experts call on Iran to stop intimidation of BBC staff
GENEVA (27 October 2017) – Civil and criminal proceedings by Iran against BBC Persian ...
Iranian Mother Sentenced to Prison for Demanding Justice For Slain Son
“Confessions” Obtained by Intelligence Ministry While Shahnaz Akmali Held in Solitary Confinement A court in Tehran has sentenced ...
UN Special Rapporteur: Despite “Encouraging Signs,” Human Rights Deteriorating in Iran
Asma Jahangir, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in ...
Iran Launches New Assault on Freedom of Expression With Mass Criminal Investigation of BBC Persian Staff
Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal ...
Bill for Protection of Children in Iran Stunted in Parliament Since 2011
Police forces simulate a child abuse case. Attorney: Social Welfare Organizations Lack Sufficient Resources Despite ongoing reports of disturbing cases of child abuse, Iran’s Parliament has failed to ...
Swedish Resident Facing Death Penalty: I Was Imprisoned For Refusing to Spy For Iran’s Intelligence Ministry
Ahmadreza Djalali poses for a picture with his wife, Vida ...
