By Pooya Stone
The mullahs in Iran have increased their persecution of Sunni Muslims in southwestern and southeast Iran, where many Iranian Sunnis live.
Iran Human Rights Abuses on Sunday
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian military forces killed one porter and injured two others in the border regions of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, on Sunday.
Iran – Who Is IRGC Brigadier General Abdolreza Shahlaei, and Where Is He?
By Pooya Stone
Along with the name of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, who was killed by the U.S. military drones near Baghdad airport in January 2020, another name is often mentioned, and a veil of ambiguity is woven around him; Abdul Reza Shahlaei.
Iran Political Prisoner Denied Furlough Amid Coronavirus Crisis
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian political prisoner Barzan Mohammadi has been denied temporary leave (furlough) from Evin prison during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, even though he should be eligible because he’s served over half his sentence.
Iran Regime Opens Fire on Drinking Water Protesters
By Pooya Stone
Iranian security forces injured at least four villagers in Gheyzanieh, Khuzestan Province, on Saturday, after they opened fire on a protest about major drinking water shortages, held on a road linking Ahvaz, Ramhormoz, and Omidiyeh.
Latest U.S. Sanctions Highlight Worsening Human Rights Issues
By Jubin Katiraie
On Thursday, May 21, the US State Department’s special representative for Iranian affairs, Brian Hook, was challenged on the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign in an interview with Foreign Policy.
White-Collar Criminals in Power in Iran
By Pooya Stone
Over the past two years, domestic car prices in Iran have risen in an unprecedented and staggering manner due to institutionalized corruption in the automotive industry and the involvement of high government officials.
Why the Dollar Price in Iran Continues to Rise?
By Pooya Stone
When the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began, with him the dollar price in Iran saw an increase and moved from 800 Tomans for each dollar to 900 Tomans.
Economic Looting, the Outcome of Iran’s ‘Year of Production Leap’
By Jubin Katiraie
As we move away from the early days and months of 2020, the meaning of the “year of production leap” announced by the supreme leader Ali Khamenei becomes clearer. He had previously named 2019 the “year of production boom.”
