In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would be willing to discuss release of American prisoners, such as Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, ...
The student and women’s rights activist Bahareh Hedayat, imprisoned for over five years in Iran, has been given an additional two-year prison sentence, days after ...
In a letter from prison, prominent rights activist Narges Mohammadi wrote about the pain her imprisonment has imposed on her 8-year-old twin children. In a part of the letter she wrote about the authorities' refusal to ...
After the July 14, 2015 agreement between Iran and the P5+1 world powers on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities, it is now time for human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to become a priority ...
After much public anticipation for a decision on whether women would be allowed to watch the Iran-US volleyball games, and despite announcements by Rouhani administration about a favorable resolution to the issue, the Tasnim new ...
Touka Neyestani reflects on the terrible costs Iran's economy and industrial capacity has incurred due to the government's choice to pursue its nuclear programs—a choice that the citizens of Iran had no ...
As front line victims of several years of sanctions against Iran, and with news of an impending nuclear agreement, Iranians have every right to expect to see their diminished livelihoods and standards ...
Happy Nowruz (New Day), the Iranian new year, which takes places on the vernal equinox each year. This is also the Year of the Goat. On behalf of all of us at the International ...
Shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Islamic covering (hijab) was imposed on Iranian women, and serious penalties, ranging from warnings by Morality Police and arrests to imprisonment and fines, were stipulated and ...
In his January 30, 2014 Tehran Friday Prayer sermon, commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, hardliner cleric and Head of the Guardian Council Ahmad Jannati warned against a compromise with the US, aimed to end the sanctions, and encouraged the citizens to resist ...
One Hundred eighty-five Iranian journalists condemned the January 7, 2015 terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris, which led to the deaths of 12 individuals. “We, Iranian journalists, condemn the ...
Bread Prices rose 30% nationwide this week. Cartoonist Touka Neyestani's take on the plight of family "breadwinners" in Iran....
Although no arrests have been made in the case of the October 2014 acid attacks on women in Isfahan, government officials have been quick to state publicly that the attacks were related to foreign ...
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, reinstated Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary, in his position for another five years on August 14, 2014. Civil and political activists have raised serious criticism and ...
Touka Neyestani's cartoon pays homage to the Mothers of Khavaran, a grassroots organization dedicated to spreading awareness of and seeking justice for the ...
In several speeches over the past year, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emphatically demanded accelerated population growth in Iran. "The issue of generation ...
Justifying the April 17 raid on political prisoners at Evin Prison’s Ward 350, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the Spokesperson for the Iranian Judiciary and the country’s Prosecutor General claimed on April 28 that the reason for the raid was that, “some individuals tried to make ...
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