Reformist Ally: “Constructive Collaboration” With Iran’s Parliament Will Aid Rouhani’s Policy Battles
Iran’s newly re-elected centrist President Hassan Rouhani should engage in “constructive collaboration” with Parliament to implement ...
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Two Imprisoned Azeri Rights Activists on Hunger Strike in Iran
After being detained for more than one year on unsubstantiated espionage charges, Azeri political activist Habib ...
Reformist Former MP: Rouhani Should Stand By His Voters Despite Opposition From Hardliners
Despite a spate of attacks from powerful conservatives, newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani should fulfill the ...
Thirteen People Arrested Amid Arab Ethnic Rights Protests in Iran’s Khuzestan Province
Thirteen people, including Arab ethnic rights activists and poets, were arrested in ...
Officials Warn Strict Punishment for Iranian Women Caught Wearing “Bad Hijabs” as Summer Heat Begins
Women caught with “bad hijabs” in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, will face criminal prosecution and their vehicles will ...
Guilt by Association: Relatives of Armed Kurdish Group Member Shot by IRGC Arrested
“We don’t know if he’s dead or still alive.” Four relatives of a member of a Kurdish ...
Reformist Politician: President Rouhani Must Stand Up to Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Hardline Policies
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s ongoing public criticism of President Hassan Rouhani is “rooted in the fact ...
Azeri Rights Activist Imprisoned Despite Posting Bail One Year Ago Begins Hunger Strike
Siamak Mirzaei, an Azeri ethnic rights activist, started a hunger strike on June 25, 2017 in ...
Islamic Feminist Scholar: No Better Time For Rouhani to Nominate Women to His Cabinet
Jila Movahed Shariat Panahi President Hassan Rouhani should honor his campaign pledges to ...
Reformist Journalist, Activist Arrested in Run-Up to Iran’s 2017 Election Post Bail
Ailing Human Rights Lawyer Granted Brief Furlough Journalist Tahereh Riahi and civil rights activist ...
Prominent Imprisoned Activist Who Voted for Rouhani: My Vote Was For Iran’s Civil Society
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist serving a 16-year prison sentence for her peaceful ...
Angry Protestors Force Rouhani to Flee Rally in Tehran
A few weeks after being elected for a second term as president, Hassan Rouhani had to ...
Iranian Nobel Laureate Blasts Khamenei’s “Fire at Will” Policy Against Domestic Opponents
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s recent declaration that his supporters should “fire at will” against presumed enemies of the state is ...
Photojournalist Who Worked for Rouhani’s Presidential Campaign Arrested Without Charge
Husband Pressured to Confess to Espionage Formerly imprisoned photojournalist Asal Esmailzadeh was “suddenly” arrested without charge while accompanying her ...
Prominent Civil Rights Activists Urge Iran’s Parliament to Ban Use of Deadly Force Against Border Couriers
The killing, by border guards, of another kulbar—the Persian word for ...
Judiciary Chief Threatens Domestic Proponents of US-Instigated Regime Change With Death Penalty
The chief of Iran’s judiciary has responded to recent comments by the US secretary ...
Denied Due Process, Detained Telegram Channel Admins Go on Hunger Strike
Telegram channel admin Nima Keshvari was detained in mid-March 2017 ...
Beyond the Ban: Exhibition Spotlights Major Iranian-American Artists
Works by prominent Iranian-American artists were showcased to a packed house on June 14, ...
Ailing Political Activist Detained Without Charge Subjected to Three-Month Solitary Confinement and Renewed Interrogations
Hengameh Shahidi’s Family Under Media Ban More than three months after her arrest and detainment, ailing political activist ...
Iran’s Judiciary Prevents Top Labor Activists From Attending International Conference
A travel ban imposed by the Iranian judiciary has prevented prominent labor rights activists ...
Human Rights Lawyer: Iran’s Response to Terrorist Attacks Could Lead to Major Rights Abuses
The arrests by Iranian security forces of dozens of suspects with alleged links to ...
Parliamentary Committee Blocks Security Agencies’ Attempts to Significantly Delay Death Penalty Amendment
A Parliamentary committee in Iran has blocked an attempt by security agencies to ...
In Slight to Rouhani, Supreme Leader Forbids Adoption of UNESCO 2030 Educational Guidelines
Iran’s supreme leader has forbidden the government of President Hassan Rouhani from implementing...
Some Female Sports Fans Allowed to Watch Men’s Volleyball Match in Tehran, But Ban Persists
After being denied entry into Iran’s sports stadiums since 2012, hundreds of women were allowed inside ...