Youth

Increasing use of emerging drugs among Iranian youth

Officials in Iran have warned of the spread of new drug use among young people and the unprecedented discovery of 3…

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A young man who was sentenced to death for "swearing" at the age of 16 was acquitted of murder charges after 10 years.

Saleh Shariati, a young man who was sentenced to death by "Qasamah" for murder at the age of 16, then...

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Basij forces shoot dead two young men in Susa

On Friday, April 26, two young men from the city of Shush in Khuzestan Province were killed by direct fire from the Basij Resistance Zone forces.

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In Bushehr, one-third of those infected with coronavirus in intensive care are young

Iran's Deputy Health Minister has said that in Bushehr province, one-third of coronavirus patients in intensive care units...

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30% of Iranian youth neither work nor study

The Center for Statistics and Strategic Information of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare published the results of the NEET index assessment. The index…

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5% increase in drug addiction in Iran

The Secretary-General of Iran's Anti-Narcotics Headquarters reports a five percent increase in drug addiction in the country and says...

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A young man accused of murder at the age of 17 faces the risk of execution in Mahabad prison.

The death sentence of Daniyal Zein al-Abedin, a man accused of murdering a person under the age of 18, has been postponed until after Ramadan.

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AIDS in Iran: Increasing prevalence among women and through sexual intercourse

The latest official statistics from Iran on AIDS show an increase in the number of infected people, especially among women and through sexual intercourse.

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