By Jubin Katiraie
Despite plundering people’s properties, Iranian banks affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the police, the Basij and the army have rising debts, according to Iran experts. As such, the country’s credit council and the three branches of government have decided to merge all banks into the SEPAH bank.
By Pooya Stone
According to global statistics, Iran occupied the sixth place in the world in terms of the most number of prisoners. Yet Iran ranks 19th globally in terms of population. Yet the situation in Iran’s prisons is unique because of the methods of torture and intimidation, especially toward political detainees.
By Jubin Katiraie
In remarks that could easily be perceived as a threat, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif declared on Thursday that either all countries in the Persian Gulf region will enjoy guarantees of security, or else “they will all be deprived of it.” The remarks appeared in an op-ed published by the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai. Both the substance of that editorial and its intended audience were indicative of its role as part of a broader strategy of urging neighboring countries to alter their foreign policy so as to shift away from the US, which has imposed devastating sanctions on the Iranian government over the past year.
By Pooya Stone
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), a London-based non-profit organization that campaigns for justice for all people, irrespective of race or political beliefs, has received more than a million British pounds since 2013. However, the organization, supported by Labour politician Jeremy Corbyn, has failed to speak out against the horrific and countless human rights abuses that take place every day in Iran.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday, in an op-ed for the Kuwaiti Al-Rai newspaper, that either all Gulf countries should enjoy security “or they will all be deprived of it”.
This ominous threat comes amid rising tensions between Iran and other Gulf countries and the West after attacks on Saudi oil plants in Abqaiq and Khurais on September 14, which Saudi Arabia and several Western countries blame Iran for.
By Pooya Stone
A female political prisoner was transferred to ward 2A in the notorious Evin Prison, which is used by the shadowy Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to put prisoners of conscience under more pressure.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization chief has said that his country will set up 30 modern IR-6 centrifuges and that a new part of the heavy water reactor in Arak will become operational within the next couple of weeks.
By Jubin Katiraie
Several international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and World Coalition Against The Death Penalty, proclaimed 10 October as the “World Day Against the Death Penalty“.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran’s state-run media have reported that the authorities are importing luxury fruits with billion-rial government loans offered to customers at chain stores in rich areas of Tehran at staggering prices.
By Pooya Stone
It was reported on Monday that two Australian nationals had been released from prison in Iran, roughly three months after they were detained for operating a drone without a license.
