Iran

Seventh day of strike in Haft Tapeh | Protesters demand release of imprisoned workers and return of laid-off workers

Haft Tapeh sugarcane workers gathered in front of the company's management door on Sunday, October 27, on the seventh day of their strike…

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Wife of Anousheh Ashouri, an engineer imprisoned in Iran, calls the spying charges against her "fabricated"

The husband of Anousheh Ashouri, a British-Iranian engineer imprisoned in Iran, has called the charges against him fabricated and…

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Fourth day of protests by Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers against the dismissal of their colleagues and police repression

The strike of a number of Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers, which began on October 1, is now in its fourth day, with the presence of police…

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Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Masih Alinejad's relatives

“Masih Alinejad’s brother and his ex-wife’s brother and sister have been arrested to force him to remain silent.” Amnesty…

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"Women's opposition to discrimination is growing under the skin of Iranian society"

More than 200 women's activists and other civil society groups have issued a statement condemning the "repression and hypocrisy" of Islamic Republic officials...

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Travel to the US by senior Iranian officials is being restricted and canceled

The US President accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of supporting and abetting terrorism. According to Trump's new executive order,…

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Another Baha'i citizen sentenced to 5 years in prison in Iran

A Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, Samin Maghsoudi, was sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals of the…

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A human rights website reports: More than 120 Kolbars were killed and injured in the first six months of 2019.

In the first six months of this year, at least 121 kolbars were killed and injured in various border areas of Kurdistan. According to…

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