Ongoing announcements by Iranian officials that every citizen in the country will soon be required to verify their identity to use the internet indicates that the state is moving towards further eroding individual privacy rights, …
The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution against serious human rights violations in Syria, most notably is their call on Iranian militias to leave Syria, Al-Arabiya reports. The UN resolution condemned systematic violations and …
Exhausted and exposed to freezing cold, survivors of a weekend earthquake in western Iran begged authorities for food and shelter on Tuesday, saying aid was slow to reach them, Reuters reports. Iranian officials called off …
Major fears have emerged over the health of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after it was revealed that she had found lumps in both her breasts, Daily Mail reports. According to her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, the British mother-of-one now …
More than 339 people were killed and at least 2500 were injured in Iran on Sunday when a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the country, state media said, as rescuers stepped up efforts overnight to find dozens …
Hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted journalists based abroad with a malware campaign launched on November 6, 2017. An investigation by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) showed that the …
When he’s not taking orders from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is trolling people on Twitter, Washington Examiner reports. On October 22, Zarif claimed that the U.S. is stealing Iraq from its …
November 20 is designated as the United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day. However, the Iranian regime does not cherish children. In fact, during the Iran-Iraq war, it was reported that Khomeini’s regime used hundreds of thousands …
Inclusive and quality education for all is one of the goals of UN Education 2030 Agenda, which cannot be achieved unless all learners are given the foundation they need to thrive. UNESCO concentrates on the …
In response to the day-to-day violence and legal limitations facing many women in Iran (and beyond), a new app aims to put the power and tools for creating real change in a safe, accessible format, and …
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