By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian farmers in the Kharsagan district of Isfahan gathered on Saturday to protest a plan by officials and insiders to transfer water from the local Zayandeh Rud River to their steel mill and factory.
Iran’s Government Raids Mixed-Gender Parties
By Jubin Katiraie
Police in Iran arrested 52 people during a raid on a mixed-gender party in the north-eastern city of Mashhad, according to the state-run ROKNA news agency.
Iran Extreme Poverty: Wealth Is in the Hands of 10 Percent of Society
By Pooya Stone
The spread of poverty among the people in Iran is a topic that is frequently discussed by the media and government experts. The catastrophe of poverty is so bad, that poor people are now posting ads about their needs, including the need for food.
Iran: The Paper Mafia and Schoolbooks Black Market
By Pooya Stone
Instead of answering the question of why students were left without a book for 20 days at the start of the school year, Ahmadreza Amini, the Director-General of Supervision and Distribution of Educational Materials in Iran, first outlined the process of textbook printing, and finally cited several factors, while hiding the main cause of this situation which is corruption by Iranian officials.
Iran’s Lies About the FATF
By Pooya Stone
Iran’s Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri recently claimed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei agreed to all outstanding resolutions of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) over Iran’s financial transactions and demanded the ratification of the two FATF bills still being held up in Iran’s Guardian Council and Expediency Council.
MOIS Refusing to Allow Hospital Care for Political Prisoner
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) is preventing Kurdish political prisoner Zeinab Jalalian from being released for medical treatment, even though her family has paid a bail bond.
Ohio Man Sentenced for Exporting Controlled Parts to Iran in Violation of Sanctions
By Pooya Stone
A man from Ohio was sentenced to 20 months in prison yesterday by the US District Court for exporting gas and oil pipeline parts to Iran for over ten years in a deliberate violation of US embargo and trade sanctions that have been in place since 1995.
Iran Continues to Execute Children
By Pooya Stone
Javaid Rehman says 7 minors were put to death last year and 2 so far this year; killings come despite human rights law prohibiting the death penalty for anyone under the age of 18
Iran: Athletes Face Internal Restrictions Before Foreign Opponents
By Jubin Katiraie
On October 22, the International Judo Federation (IJF) banned Iran from all competitions authorized by the federation and its unions.
The Last Piece of This Domino Will Fall in Tehran
By Pooya Stone
40 years ago, in tandem with founding the Islamic Republic in Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini established a long-term policy under the name “exporting the revolution”.
