By Pooya Stone
“If we don’t pass FATF bills, a dark future will be lying in wait,” Ahmad Pourfallah, advisor of Iran’s chamber of commerce in Italy, warned on December 22.
Multiple Human Rights Resolutions Add Pressure to Iranian Government Amidst Uprising
By Jubin Katiraie
On Thursday, the US government simultaneously reaffirmed its commitment to a strategy of maximum pressure on the Iranian government and its support of Iran’s popular resistance.
EXPOSED: The Mystery of Crime in Iranian Hospitals During the November Iran Protests
By Jubin Katiraie
This report is based on statements by eyewitnesses in Iran whose names are being withheld.
Funeral of Teenage Iranian Porter Turns Into Anti-Government Protest
By Jubin Katiraie
On Friday evening [December 20], the director of the Red Crescent Society of Kurdistan Province Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi announced that the body of a 14-year-old porter was discovered at Zhalaneh Mountain pass in Sarvabad county.
IRAN: Rouhani and a Failed Trip to Japan
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian state media, especially those close to the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, launched a wide propaganda campaign about the prospects for the regime before Rouhani’s trip this past week to Malaysia and Japan.
All Factions of Iran’s Ruling Clique Responsible for Collapsing Economy
By Jubin Katiraie
The shattered economy of the Iranian Government and its grim prospects, especially after the November uprising, have been debated within the regime’s factions. On the economic coordination the Keyhan daily, affiliated to the Supreme Leader, wrote:
Iran: We Are Not Collapsed Yet!
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran’s First Vice President is pleased to announce that ‘the Iranian economy was collapsing but …’ is not over yet.
Iranian Yalda Night, Celebration or Economic Nightmare for Families
By Pooya Stone
Shab-e Yalda [Yalda night in Persian] is an Iranian festival annually celebrated on the “longest night of the year” by the people of all ranges. Yalda, which calendrically corresponds to the night of December 20-21, counts as the longest and darkest night in the Persian calendar.
Deaths on Iran’s Roads, the Flip Side of the Coin of Plundering the People
By Jubin Katiraie
Under the shadow of the Iranian regime, Iran has for years been named as one of the worst countries for death on the roads. This reality is reflected in the state-run media which writes daily about this dramatic situation.
Iranian Security Authority: More Than 250 Protest Ringleaders Arrested
By Jubin Katiraie
On December 18, the state-run Fars News Agency acknowledged that the chief of security forces in Kermanshah province Ali Akbar Javidan announced the regime’s oppressive apparatus arrested more than “250 ringleaders of riots” in this province alone.
