Persian Spring

Iranian activist for civil rights Elham Rasouli Baghi was sentenced to one year in prison by the Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. She had been arrested on May 12, 2016, during a rally against the high level …

A group of labor activists and workers released a statement in north of Khuzestan to support the political prisoners of Gohardasht prison who have gone on hunger strike. “Some terrible news comes through about the poor condition …

The political prisoner, Arzhang Davoudi has gone on hunger and medicine strike since August 20, 2017, in Zabul Prison located in Southeastern Iran to express solidarity with the prisoners of Gohardasht Prison. He is suffering …

More than 20 political prisoners have gone on hunger strike since July 30 in Gohardash Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran. Among them are human rights defenders, trade unionists, journalists, students, political dissidents and members …

The second term of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses many challenges, such as the fate of the nuclear deal, how further U.S. sanctions will affect the country, and ever-growing revolution from the people of Iran. …

The Iranian regime’s judiciary has sentenced to death political prisoner Mohammad Ali Tehari, his attorney told news agencies on Sunday. Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaei told The Associated Press that the court has sentenced his client to …

Just a couple of weeks into her appointment, the new Iranian vice president’s decision to abandon her fashion style for the all-encompassing black chador is raising questions among women in the Islamic Republic – especially …

With Iran’s brain drain still going on, a flood of the country’s capital wealth, including experts, university graduates, and special talents keep immigrating to other countries, Europe and the U.S. in particular. It’s obvious that …

The Iranian Regime destabilized the Middle East by allowing their Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to fire ballistic missiles into Syria earlier this year, according to an Iranian affairs expert. Majid Rafizadeh, a Harvard scholar, told Arab …

The Haft Tappe Sugar Cane Workers Syndicate of the city of Shush in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, issued a statement saying company executives have been expelling many workers and “a number of others are being …