By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian authorities detained a United Nations nuclear inspector and seized her travel documents, according to diplomats close to the UN agency on Wednesday, some of whom described the incident as harassment. This is reportedly the first time this has happened since the signing of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers,
By Jubin Katiraie
The United States Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, 6 November, condemned the killing and kidnapping of protesters on the streets of the Iraqi capital and other cities by security forces backed by Iran.
By Jubin Katiraie
In a statement on Wednesday, Amnesty International called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to condemn the “appalling deterioration of human rights in Iran” in its next meeting on November 8.
By Pooya Stone
An Iranian official admitted that 15,000 people have been executed in Iran on drug-related charges since the mullahs stole power in 1979.
By Jubin Katiraie
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement that an Iranian-American and an Iranian national had accepted charges of collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the Iranian dissident group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK-Iran) for the Iranian government.
By Jubin Katiraie
Internet censorship in Iran has been increasing. In the first few years of the 21st century, Iran experienced a great surge in Internet usage. As of 2018, Iran has an estimate Internet penetration rate of between 64% to 69% out of a population of about 82 million.
By Pooya Stone
Iranian banks are notorious for corruption. During the seventh hearing of the Tehran Court on corruption allegations at Mellat and Parsian Banks, it was revealed that the bank had lost about 110 million dirhams.
By Pooya Stone
Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told state television on Monday that the country is launching a new array of 30 advanced IR-6 centrifuges, further reducing Iran’s compliance with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and world powers.
By Jubin Katiraie
Some 18 businesses have been sealed-off in south-western Abadan city, Iran, because they did not observe Islamic rituals and law, according to the commander of the state security forces there.
