An Iranian couple in Isfahan province has been sentenced to prison by the Islamic Republic's authorities for various charges, including "keeping a cat." The couple, Niloufar Ghazaleh and Mohammad Ali Moghimi, had
On October 5, Pope Francis announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. Among those selected for a red hat is Archbishop Dominique Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. of Tehran. By any account, the bishop of Iran’s capital
Mehdi Omidvar, the spokesperson for Iran’s Chamber of Guilds, announced that based on the regulatory guidelines for business premises, all business units are now required to install police-approved cameras, which
Recent statements by the President of Iran have dashed any lingering hopes that citizens had regarding his electoral promise to lift widespread restrictions on the internet and social networks. His earlier commitments
Iranian security forces have arrested Abolfazl Ghadiani, a former revolutionary who has become an outspoken critic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Ghadiani, who has been imprisoned several times since his
Two political prisoners held in Tehran's Evin Prison have been sentenced to death as Iran's execution rates continue to soar in the wake of the 2022 uprising. The charges brought against Behrouz Ehsani Eslamloo
Iran's newly appointed president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has indicated that the country's morality police will no longer "bother" women over the mandatory hijab headscarf, according to a report by the BBC. The statement
At least 1,425 people have been executed in Iran since Mahsa Amini’s death in custody sparked a nationwide protest movement in September 2022, a new report by Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organization said
German police are investigating whether the gang rape of a 30-year-old male Iranian refugee was due to political disagreements over the Iranian regime, German media reported last Monday. At around 11.30 p.m. on
Iran’s Mahsa movement (2022-2023) was a non-violent uprising aimed at overthrowing the Islamic rule established in 1979. The government’s sole response was to suppress the protestors because of the movement’s
"Today, on the 15th September 2024, 34 female political prisoners in Evin Prison have gone on a hunger strike in commemoration of the second anniversary of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement and the killing of
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