Iran

Letter from a imprisoned Zoroastrian citizen: Don't expect your citizenship rights to be respected

Karen Vafadari, an Iranian-American Zoroastrian citizen who was arrested in Iran along with her husband and sentenced to a long prison term, is in…

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Germany calls for end to death penalty in Iran

The German government's human rights commissioner condemned the execution of a defendant in Iran who committed murder at the age of 15,…

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Mehdi Karroubi blames Khamenei for the current situation in Iran

In an open letter to Ali Khamenei, Mehdi Karroubi called on the Leader of the Islamic Republic to be accountable for his actions instead of talking about…

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The government's heavy sleep in the mountains of Kerman

According to FCNN news agency; about 500 households in Kohbanan, Kerman, are in sub-zero temperatures without a minimum…

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Iranian Navy destroyer "sunk" in the Caspian Sea

Iranian media say an Islamic Republic Navy destroyer that collided with a breakwater 18 days ago...

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Nauert: We demand the release of all Americans imprisoned in Iran

A spokesperson for the US State Department welcomed Baqir Namazi's release, while also saying that the United States calls for his immediate release...

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Continued arrests; a report on the latest situation of Hamedan power plant engineers

Javad Ashrafi and Amin Ashrafi, engineers at the Hamedan Power Plant, were arrested by security forces on January 11 of this year…

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Continued arrest of civil activist Ali Nouri

Ali Nouri, a civil activist and former political prisoner who was previously arrested for his civil activities and released after serving…

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