November 11, 2015: Two reformist political prisoners of Evin Prison began a hunger strike last Thursday, November 5, after sending a letter to President Rouhani which indicated that they will only stop their strike after their …
November 11, 2015: Jafar Azimzadeh, head of Iran’s Free Trade Union, began his six-year prison sentence on Sunday at 10pm. Azimzadeh was convicted on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” and “disrupting public order”. …
Prominent Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz was arrested by the IRGC on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “insulting the Supreme leader“. His arrest follows an uptick of journalist arrests that began last week, with …
Iranian women have taken to social media to protest the repressive government practice of legislating what items of clothing can be worn, and what items must be worn. Afraid of violent reprisals and repercussions, these …
The Iranian government released figures alleging an unemployment rate of 10.6%, well above the average for developed world. This figure is likely very low, as additional data shows that Iranians, on average, work only three …
Thousands of Iranian citizens, ethnic Azeris, are protesting a racial slur made by state television. The program used the ethnic group as the butt of several tasteless jokes. The show, watched by millions of Iranians, …
On Monday, a senior Iranian army official emphasized to Fars News Agency that the recent nuclear deal will not change Iran’s continued support of Hezbollah. Sayed Mohammad Ali Al-Hashem underscored the fact that Iran sees “the fake …
In an effort to further damage US/Iran relations, and to slow the country’s modernization, the Iran Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade announced a unilateral import ban on all american products. The ban, announced by …
An Iranian General called the United States the biggest threat to Iran, even in light of the JCPOA Nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1. Brigadier General Jalali went on to say that America’s “liberal …
Iran uses media control to maintain support for its leadership. The most recent example of this is the way that the FARS news agency has handled the 36th anniversary of the storming of the US Embassy …
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