November 30, 2015: Five political prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj began a hunger strike on Sunday, protesting violent attacks against them that were sanctioned by Iranian prison guards. According to the prisoners, prison …
November 30, 2015: Iranian authorities arrested several protestors outside of Evin Prison in Tehran this past Saturday. The detention of political prisoners was the focus of the protest, evident by those in attendance at the rally. …
November 23, 2015: During Friday Prayers in Tehran this week, Ayatollah Khatami capitalized on an opportunity to advance hardliner anti-Western rhetoric in front of a large crowd when he preached that France “reaped what it …
Iran’s police force have recently announced strict new regulations on women driving cars. Women caught by the police not wearing the hijab will have their cars impounded and hefty fines will be imposed. “From now …
Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi bragged to reporters on Wednesday about Iran’s superior military capabilities to take on any adversary or enemy. “The Army and Armed Forces will not hesitate to give a …
At a press conference in Vienna this weekend, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and the Islamic State are symbiotic, not real enemies in the Syrian crisis. “Assad has …
Iran sentenced Reyhaneh Tabatabaei, an Iranian reformist journalist, to one year in prison on Tuesday. She was convicted for “spreading propaganda against the regime”. Tabatabaei was also banned from joining any political party or writing …
State IRINN TV on Nov. 16 reported that Brigadier General Hossein Salami, deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, that “currently, Iranian radar-evading drones are capable of carrying out operations within a range of …
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Adollahian stressed Iran’s support for Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad, and said Assad should remain in power. Abdollahian said Assad should be included in the final statement of the Vienna-III …
A movement is afoot in Iranian social media to challenge regime control over personal identity. First seen in the My Stealthy Freedom movement on Facebook that showed women removing their government mandated headscarfs as a …
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