Iran Experiences Surge in Suicides Among Soldiers and Nurses
By Roshanak Astaraki
Despite the publicly voiced concerns of healthcare professionals, physicians, and social workers, there has ben an alarming increase in the number of suicides in Iran in recent years, successive governments have failed...
ANALYSIS: A Look Back At President Raisi’s First Year in Office
By Roshanak Astaraki
President Ebrahim Raisi formed Iran’s 13th government soon after coming into office last August with the slogan of “people’s government; a strong Iran,” but he and his cabinet have failed to address...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Students Mark Anniversary of 1999 University Protests
By Roshanak Astaraki
July 9 marked the 23rd anniversary of the Iranian university student protests, known as the “18th of Tir” (July 9) and the “Kuye Daneshgah Disaster.”
Following a peaceful demonstration on July 8, 1999,...
Iran Protests Escalate After Abadan Tragedy, With Calls for Regime Change
By Roshanak Astaraki
Anti-government protests across Iran have escalated since the start of the Persian New Year in March. Despite a brutal crackdown by the security forces, demonstrators have poured out into the streets of...
ANALYSIS: Iranians Face Severe Economic Hardship As Prices Soar
By Roshanak Astaraki
Since the start of the current Iranian year on March 21, economic conditions in Iran have taken a turn for the worse.
While wages have increased by 57 percent in the past two...
Jailed Iranian Blogger Hossein Ronaghi-Maleki Released on Bail
By Roshanak Astaraki
Hossein Ronaghi, an influential civil rights activist and blogger, was released from prison on March 2 after posting bail, pending a trial.
Authorities arrested Mr. Ronaghi, whose full last name is Ronaghi-Maleki, on Feb....
Iranian Teachers Stage Protests in 200 Cities, Demanding Better Pay
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iranian teachers staged a new wave of nationwide protest between Jan. 29 and 31. In the first two days of the protests, teachers across the country staged sit-ins in the administrative offices...
ANALYSIS: Behind Iran’s Biggest-Ever Teachers’ Strike
By Roshanak Astaraki
Last week saw the largest ever nationwide strike by teachers in Iran. Tens of thousands of teachers marched in some 100 cities across Iran, demanding their rights as articulated by the Iranian...
“Isfahan’s Bloody Friday”: Iran Cracks Down On Protests Over Water Shortage
By Roshanak Astaraki
On Nov. 29, Iranian security forces, anti riot units, plainclothes police, and the Basij (volunteer militia) crushed a massive protest by farmers and people from all walks of life in Isfahan, injuring...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Economic Crisis Is Set to Worsen
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran is experiencing the most severe economic crisis in 100 years, with ordinary Iranians and wage-earners bearing the brunt of the hardship. The Islamic Republic’s 13th government, headed by President Ebrahim Raisi,...
