Who is Salehi Amiri – chief of Iran’s Olympic Committee
This piece sheds light on the background of the chief of Iran’s National Olympic Committee Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri, who had committed enormous crimes against the people and dissidents [...]
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Mollaei set to tell CAS how Iran threatened him at Judo World Championships
Iran’s mistreatment of athletes is set to come under the spotlight again when the country’s National Judo Federation launch an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) [...]
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World judo body bans Iran from all international tournaments
The International Judo Federation's Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday, October 22, announced that Iran's Government has been banned from all international judo competitions
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Iranian athletes face internal restrictions before foreign opponents
On October 22, the International Judo Federation (IJF) banned Iran from all competitions authorized by the federation and its unions
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Iranian judoka fears for safety after refusing to quit World Championships
Saeid Mollaei should have been focusing on the defence of his World Judo Championship title. Instead, the Iranian judoka was fretting about his safety and his family's safety
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Iranian government criticized as women stadium entry deadline looms
Iran's government has been criticised for failing to guarantee women can attend official football matches as the new season kicks off
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Iran regime threatens athletes to jail them if they compete against Israelis
President of the Iran National Olympic Committee Syed Reza Salehi Amiri said that Iranian athletes will not compete against Israeli athletes, despite Iran claiming in a letter addressed to [...]
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Star athletes call out Iran ministers for hypocrisy
Iranian athletes who have publicly criticized authorities for the economic hardships facing Iranians have been warned...
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Woman prisoner hanged in Nowshahr prison in Iran
A woman was hanged on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in Nowshahr Prison, in the northern Iranian province of...
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Iran hangs woman at Urmia prison
On the morning of Wednesday July 4, 2018, at least three prisoners were hanged at Urmia Prison, northwest of Iran....
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Iran wants Samsung to break the U.S. sanctions
Iran has summoned South Korea’s envoy after its athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics were not included in a giveaway of Samsung smartphones, apparently because of concerns over sanctions...
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