Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been denied a major operation after demanding that the authorities fulfill their promise to allow her to receive the surgery without handcuffs and with a family member in attendance, …
Iran’s regime has no intention of changing its policies toward activists and civilians and thus continues to wage vicious crackdowns against human rights defenders since Hassan Rouhani became president in 2013, demonizing and imprisoning protesters who …
Iran now holds the dubious record for most deaths and injuries in the workplace thanks to lax workplace safety laws and inaction by the Iranian government. There’s not a single day in Iran on which the …
At least two members of the persecuted Baha’i faith in Iran have been offered university enrollment in exchange for renouncing their religion, according to information received by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). …
Zipjet, a European dry-cleaning company, has conducted a study to determine which factors contribute most to stress in various world cities and which urban centers are less stressful. The study looked at various factors ranging …
Assisting Tehran with sidestepping an ongoing Washington sanctions regime against the country, China has opened a $10 billion credit line intended to finance energy, transportation, water and other key Iranian infrastructure projects. China is the …
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has ruled that Iran’s detention and prosecution of two American-Iranian nationals violated their internationally recognized right to a fair trial. It has called for their immediate release, Foreign Policy …
Women will not be able to attend Iran’s World Cup qualifier against Syria in Tehran on Saturday, despite being inadvertently given the ability to purchase tickets. A ban on women attending games has been in …
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