An Iranian court has sentenced seven reformist politicians, including a brother of former pro-reform President Mohammad Khatami, to one-year prison terms and barred them from political and media activity for two years, a lawyer says, …
Several members of parliament are contemplating to write a letter to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, proposing to amend the country’s constitution from a presidential to a parliamentary system of government. “The letter will …
The Amnesty International has expressed concern over the health condition of political prisoner Soheil Arabi who has been on hunger strike for 38 days. This organization demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the political …
Security forces detained dozens of people in Iranian Kurdish-populated cities on September 26, 2017 following the “yes” vote in the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum. “There was a large gathering in front of the governor’s office …
In Iran, labor protests and strikes have increased across the country with workers demonstrating against mass layoffs and nonpayment of wages in a situation in which the state has no feasible social security plan to assist the newly …
The outstanding debt of Tehran Municipality is 1.7 times more than the the organization’s total budget for the fiscal year, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi said as quoted by Iran News Update. Najafi put the …
The Rouhani administration seemed to be expanding internet access, but the threat of censorship remains strong after 36-year-old minister, Mohammad Javad-Azari Jahromi was appointed in August by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani’s appointment of hardliners to cabinet positions …
Iran has obviously no intention to give up on medieval punishments after the news broke of 13 prisoners that were executed on Wednesday, September 20 in Qom and Gohardasht prisons in Karaj, the central prison of …
A member of Iranian Parliament Commission on Economy confessed to the dire situation in the city of Abadan, southwest of Iran, while attacking President Hassan Rouhani because of his government’s incompetency. “Over the course of more …
Iran’s sports federation has fired Golnar Vakil Gilani, the head of the Polo Federation over leaked private photos. Gilani told Iranian news agencies that she had not received any letter in this regard but the sports …
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