Former Iranian Judicial Official Charged With War Crimes in Sweden
By Natasha Phillips
Hamid Nouri, an Iranian man alleged to have worked as a deputy prosecutor overseeing executions of political prisoners in Iran's Gohardasht prison in 1988, has been charged with war crimes in Sweden. This is the...
ANALYSIS: As Iran Faces “Water Bankruptcy”, Drought Exposes Past Problems, Future Threats
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, July 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Severe water shortages in Iran in recent weeks have prompted electricity outages and even sparked deadly protests, but analysts say the underlying causes go back decades -...
Iranian Charged With War Crimes by Swedish Court for 1988 Prison Killing
STOCKHOLM, July 27 (Reuters) - A 60-year-old Iranian citizen has been charged in Sweden with suspected war crimes committed in Iran in 1988 when around 5,000 political prisoners were executed on government orders, Stockholm prosecutors said on...
Protests in Iran Continue Over Water Shortage in the South
By Roshanak Astaraki
A protest over severe water shortage and power cuts that started on July 15 in Hamidiyeh in the southwestern province of Khuzestan has now spread to 15 other cities in the province.
Antiriot...
EXCLUSIVE: Bodybuilder Khaled Pirzadeh Speaks of Being Tortured in Prison
By Roshanak Astaraki
On July 14, prison authorities in Iran reportedly transferred Khaled Pirzadeh, an advocate of constitutional monarchy and a civil rights activist, from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary in Fashapuyeh District (commonly known as...
New Iran Law Could Make Arbitrary Detention Easier, Richard Ratcliffe Says
By Natasha Phillips
A new law in Iran that transfers the power to grant and revoke lawyers’ licenses from the Iranian Bar Association (IBA) to the judiciary could make it easier for the government to detain...
Youth Killed in Iran Water Crisis Protests
DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local official said on Saturday, blaming armed protesters for the shooting, state...
Tech Companies Operating in Iran Could Be Enabling Human Rights Abuses, Expert Warns
By Natasha Phillips
Technology companies offering services to Iran must ensure that any contracts they secure do not enable human rights violations through state-directed espionage or oppression, Dr. Mohamad Nayyeri, a visiting lecturer in law...
Iranian Cities Experience Frequent Power Cuts
By Kayhan Life Staff
Several Iranian cities have been experiencing frequent power cuts in recent days. Vast areas of the country have been without electricity and water, lasting a few hours every day and disrupting...
EXCLUSIVE: Kayhan Life Interviews Iran’s Striking Oil Workers
By Roshanak Astaraki
A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts -- which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections -- has spread to 80 oil, gas, and petrochemical companies...
