Conversation with a Girl from Kermanshah
October 10, 2016
On 19 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/170, declaring 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child. The main objective of this resolution was to draw...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Disrupting Presidential Vote
May 10, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on May 19 would be dealt with harshly.
The vote has shaped up...
Veteran reporter Safa Haeri passes away in exile
Monday, October 10, 2016
Muhammad Safa Haeri, professionally known only as Safa Haeri, has just passed away in exile in Paris, aged 79. He was one of the best-known members of a second generation of...
New Travel Ban: Objectionable to Many, More Leeway for Iranian-Americans
March 08, 2017
By Peyman Pejman
The Trump administration’s unveiling of a new version of the travel ban to the United States from six mainly-Muslim countries, albeit an improvement, still remains discriminatory towards minority communities such...
Iranian Court Rejects Final Appeal of Jailed British-Iranian Charity Worker
April 25, 2017
DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a five-year jail sentence for a British-Iranian charity worker who was convicted on unspecified charges relating to national security, her husband said on Monday.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
Mass Grave Discovered in Tabriz
December 18, 2016
A mass grave was discovered by wastewater workers in Tabriz in northwest Iran. On December 10, 2016, Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) uploaded a series of photographs and a video clip capturing...
The Profitable Illegal Bird Trade
October 26, 2016
The trafficking of birds remains a key component of Iran’s lucrative black market economy despite the government’s new tough measures to battle the illegal trade of wildlife. Wildlife smugglers readily risk paying...
Fierce Infighting Among the Ruling Elite
January 12, 2017
The forthcoming change in the White House and possible hardening of the U.S. stand vis-a-vis Iran have prompted intense debate among the anxious ruling elite in the Islamic republic. The Tehran regime...
Revolutionary Arson 19th August 1978: 470 Burnt Alive
August 19, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Thirty-nine years ago today, 470 innocent people were burned alive inside the movie theatre in southwest Iran. The movie theatre on the first floor of a shopping arcade. Victims included...
U.N. Mediator Targets Fresh Syria Talks for July 10
June 17, 2017
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations special mediator for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, wants to start a fresh round of talks between Syrian factions on July 10, his office said on Saturday.
Since...
