Iranian Music Distributors Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Three music distributors have each been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 200 ...
Issues
Iran Vote: Political Freedoms Must Be Rouhani’s Top Priority
Electorate Wants Human Rights and Rouhani Must Deliver March 1, 2016—In the elections for Parliament and the Assembly of Experts ...
Cartoon 140: Hardliners Only!
"The enemies of our revolution introduced the notion of 'hardliner' and 'moderate' from the first day...They used to think that the ...
Rouhani Administration Under Pressure to Shut Down Iran’s Most Popular Mobile App Prior to Election
Telegram Has Emerged as Major Platform for Reformist and Centrist Candidates Iran’s Telecommunication’s Ministry has been under ...
Iranian Teacher’s Union Leader Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
The secretary general of the Teachers Association of Iran, Esmail Abdi, has been sentenced ...
Prominent Reformist Journalist Protests Solitary Confinement with Third Hunger Strike
The imprisoned political journalist Issa Saharkhiz has resumed his hunger strike after being placed ...
Watchmen or Yes-Men: Competing Views on the Assembly of Experts Elections
Oversight and accountability…or a bunch of yes-men fawning over the Supreme Leader? This new Campaign video takes a look at two competing views on the role of the Assembly of Experts which cut to the core of the choice Iran ...
Iran to Spend $36 Million on Internet “Smart Filtering,” to No Avail
The Iranian government, in a joint project with several domestic universities, is spending $36 million to develop ...
Father of Missing Student Sentenced to Jail and Lashes for Pursuing Son’s Case
The 70-year-old father of a student who has not been heard from for 17 years since his arrest has ...
Imprisoned Iranian-American Siamak Namazi Held Incommunicado without Access to Lawyer
Namazi Reportedly on Hunger Strike at Evin Now Siamak Namazi, the Iranian-American businessman who was arrested in October ...
Iranian Kurdish Filmmaker Sentenced to 223 Lashes and One Year in Prison
Keyvan Karimi, an Iranian Kurdish documentary filmmaker, has been sentenced to 223 lashes and one year in prison for ...
What If Iran’s Guardian Council Managed U.S. Elections?
Political satire by Ebrahim Nabavi Elections will be held in Iran in a few days and ...
Technology Website Staffers Rushed to Prison Before Appeals Court Verdict
Four convicted staff members of a leading Iranian technology website who were free on bail while awaiting an Appeals ...
Iran’s Ban on Women at Volleyball Championship Continues with FIVB’s Nod
Security guards have prevented women from watching the Beach Volleyball World Championship on Iran’s Kish Island for ...
Cartoon 139: Forget About Valentine!
On Valentine's Day this year, shops were prohibited from displaying any signs or selling any products associated with ...
Prisoner of Conscience Atena Daemi Released on Bail
The civil and children’s rights activist, Atena Daemi, has been released on bail until an ...
Local Authorities Defy Iran’s Commitment to Federation and Refuse to Allow Women at Volleyball Match
Despite assurances by Iranian authorities that they would comply with international rules and allow women to attend the Beach Volleyball World Championship on Kish Island, women are being turned away. Following refusal ...
Ten Reasons to Disqualify All Women Candidates for the Assembly of Experts
Political satire by Ebrahim Nabavi All 16 women who applied to stand as candidates in the elections for the Assembly ...
Imprisoned Facebook Activist Begins Wet Hunger Strike
An Iranian activist imprisoned for his social media activity has gone on a wet hunger strike to protest the ...
Valentine’s Day Expected to Be Bigger Than Ever in Iran, Despite Police Warning
Shops are prohibited from displaying any signs or selling any products associated with the “decadent Western cultural phenomenon known ...
Press Reports Reveal Abuse Against Afghan Students in Iranian Schools
Afghan students are being subjected to physical punishment and discrimination in Iranian schools, according to media reports in Iran ...
Cartoon 138: “Explosion of Light,” Not!
The Islamic Republic of Iran refers to the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution as the “Explosion of Light.” But ...
Hardliners Violate Law to Keep Assembly of Experts Loyal to Khamenei
In addition to the massive disqualifications of moderate candidates for upcoming elections in Iran, hardliners have implemented another strategy ...
New App that Detects Morality Police is Instant Hit in Iran
Authorities Block App within 24 Hours of Its Debut A smartphone application aimed at helping Iranian users avoid the country’s morality police ...
Hardliners Handpick Candidates to Block Moderates and Rig Elections
3000 reformist applicants (99%) disqualified for Parliament in first vetting. 63% of all applicants disqualified in first vetting, reduced to 40% ...