Iran Sees Surge in Executions, Child Detentions, Dissident Arrests
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has executed at least 1,000 people since January, imprisoned dissidents and arrested and forcibly disappeared scores of children from minority groups following the 12-day war with Israel in June. The Islamic...
Iran Executes Alleged Mossad Spy in Latest Execution, Judiciary Media Reports
DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, the Iranian judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported on Wednesday, naming the defendant as Ali Ardestani.
Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people...
Iran Has 200,000 Professional Robbers Nationwide, Police Official Says
There are close to 200,000 professional thieves operating in various parts of the country, according to a recent report by the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NAJA).
This is the first...
Iran Water Transfer Project Exposes Systematic Corruption in Management, Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
In a letter to Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian earlier this month, the head of the Iranian Department of Environment Isa Kalantari has informed the government that it can proceed with its plan...
U.S. Allies Press Trump To Keep Iran Nuclear Deal Alive
By Steve Holland and David Ljunggren
WASHINGTON/TORONTO, April 23 (Reuters) - Western allies stepped up pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to keep alive an international nuclear deal with Iran, with French President Emmanuel Macron...
Britain’s Migrant Deal – Which Refuses UK Asylum to Iranians Escaping Persecution – Unlawful,...
By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlawful because the east African country is not a safe country, lawyers for a group of asylum seekers...
Iran’s Internet Rights and Freedoms ‘In Deep Freeze,’ Netblocks Founder Says
By Natasha Phillips
Restrictions on Iran’s internet imposed by the country’s government have placed Iranians’ online rights and freedoms “in deep freeze,” Alp Toker, the founder of internet watchdog Netblocks said.
Iran came in last in...
Iran Military Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty for Spies, Judiciary Spokesman Says
Iranian authorities have successfully dismantled several U.S. spy networks in recent years, the Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili announced during a televised news conference in Tehran.
“U.S. intelligence agencies have used several teams to conduct espionage...
Trump’s Iran Sanctions Resolve Faces Test from Oil-Thirsty China, India
By Timothy Gardner, Humeyra Pamuk and Henning Gloystein
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced in May he would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the State Department began telling countries around...
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Supports Iran’s Truck Drivers’ Strike: Interview with Dr....
By Nazenin Ansari
The nationwide strike by truck drivers in Iran has now entered its third week, halting freight operations and causing significant disruptions to supply chains in over 163 cities across the country. Reports...
