Protests in Iran and the Silence of the Western Media
Potkin Azarmehr
Something profound is happening in Iran, and the Western mass media are simply not reporting it. For some time now, protests by ordinary Iranians have become a daily routine. The protesters include workers who...
Interview With Shirin Ebadi On Iran’s Human Rights Record
Dr. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and the founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her important...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Family Hopeful for Christmas Release
There are hopeful signs from Iran regarding the possible release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 37-year-old British-Iranian woman who is currently serving a five-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison for allegedly “plotting to topple the...
A U.N.-Led Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls
November 25 marks the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The theme of this year’s event is “Leave No One Behind: End Violence Against Women And Girls.”
The physical, emotional...
Concern Over Deteriorating Health of Imprisoned Majid Asadi
By Firoozeh Ramezanzadeh
November 10, 2017 Majid Asadi, an Allameh Tabataba’i University graduate with a degree in economics, was arrested on February 18 at his house in Karaj and taken to Tehran’s Evin Prison.
In a recently...
Iran May Loosen Travel Restrictions on Women
The women’s faction in the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) has introduced an amendment bill which would ease travel restrictions on professional women whose jobs and interests may require them to visit foreign countries.
Under current...
European Parliament Members Condemn Iran Executions
European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed concern over the alarming number of executions in Iran. The joint statement – drafted by the president of the Friends of Free Iran (FOFI) in the European Parliament, Gerard...
New U.S. instability, Old MidEast Quagmire – Annual Peace Index
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North America into deep instability in 2016 while the Middle East sank deeper into turmoil.
Despite depicting...
Arrested: Editor-in-Chief of Financial Daily Newspaper
May 08, 2017 Rahmatollah Jamshidi Larijani (a.k.a Iraj Jamshidi), editor in chief of financial daily Asia was arrested on Monday 8 May as he was leaving his house in Tehran.
In an exclusive interview with Kayhan-London,...
Supreme Leader Reafirms Tax Exemption Status of Religious Foundation
December 17, 2016
The office of Ayatollah Khamenei, released a statement on December 13, 2016, reaffirming the tax exempt status of Astan-e Quds-e Razavi, the endowment that manages the shrine of Imam Reza. The tax privilege...
