By Pooya Stone
Female political prisoners held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison wrote in a statement: “It is up to us to leave their elections for themselves and remain in the real square of popular elections.
MEK Calls for Boycott of Sham Elections in Iran
By Jubin Katiraie
The sham parliamentary elections in Iran are fast approaching and they’re even more corrupt than usual, with the Guardian Council disqualifying most candidates affiliated with the regime’s President Hassan Rouhani’s faction.
Political Prisoners Call on Iranian People to Boycott Sham Parliamentary Elections
By Pooya Stone
In an open letter, several political prisoners called on the people to boycott the Iranian regime’s sham elections. While many “politicians” have succumbed to the will of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei, these brave people insist on their oath for achieving freedom and democracy to Iran.
Khamenei Uses His Friday Prayers Leaders to Back Him in Election
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is all-set to make sure there is only one faction of the regime that gains any power in the elections on Friday, after purging all candidates from the rival faction,
Iranian Students Protest on 40th Day of Ukrainian Airliner Crash
By Pooya Stone
On February 16, students of Amir Kabir University in the Iranian capital Tehran gathered in protest to the government’s bloody crackdown on protesters in November 2019.
Air Pollution Kills 30,000 People in Iran Annually
By Pooya Stone
Nearly 30,000 die annually in Iran due to air pollution, while the direct and indirect financial costs of air pollution in Iran are in the region of $30 billion annually.
Only One Step Remains Before Entering FATF Blacklist
By Jubin Katiraie
This February is the last deadline for Iran to approve bills of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This intergovernmental organization has given several deadlines to the Iranian government to pass the bills and join the FATF coalition.
What Is the Inflation Rate on Iran’s Budget for 2020–2021?
By Pooya Stone
The rise in the dollar and car prices and renewed orders to tighten price controls have raised concerns among many that a new inflationary wave is on the way in Iran.
Retirement Loans Fail to Bring Iran’s Pensioners Out of Poverty
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran’s cabinet of ministers has recently adopted a regulation that obliges the Maskan Bank to pay for housing loans to retirees. Is this feasible, and is it worth anything?
Open Letter by Mother of Political Prisoner Khosrow Besharat to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran
By Pooya Stone
The following is the text of a letter to Javaid Rehman, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, by Khadijeh Azar Boya, mother of Iranian political prisoner Khosrow Besharat:
