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”.
Activists Warn Against Over-Stating “One Small Victory” for Women’s Rights
By Pooya Stone
On Tuesday, Quartz published an editorial by Kelly Nascimento-DeLuca, who is the daughter of the football star known as Pele and is presently working on a documentary about women’s soccer.
Even Iran Officials Admit HEPCO Privatization a Mess
By Jubin Katiraie
Back in September, workers of Iran’s Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) marched through the streets of Arak and blocked the north-south railroad to protest months of unpaid wages and the privatization of the company, which has destroyed the once productive factory.
Iranian-American Communities Condemn NBC’s Bias Reports Against the MEK
Iranian regime’s apologists who see the imminent downfall of the clerical regime desperately try to justify the regime’s 40 years of crime via demonizing its only legitimate and viable alternative, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK).
Recently, the NBC website parroted blatant lies about the MEK and repeated the Mullah’s 4-decade long-debunked allegations, while refusing to publish the MEK’s rebuttal to this article. NBC’s article is the latest in a series of organized attacks against the MEK via outlets with pro-engagement and pro-appeasement tendencies towards the Iranian regime.
State terrorism: Albanian police says MEK targeted by Quds force team sent to Albania from Iran
Albanian General Police Director Ardi Veliu said Wednesday that an active cell of the foreign operations unit of the Iranian QUDS force, an extraterritorial section of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), had been discovered by Albania’s security institutions.
NCRI Reveal Shocking Medicine Shortage in Iran Due to Corruption
By Jubin Katiraie
In a comprehensive report released Tuesday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) revealed shocking details about the Iranian government’s inhumane practice of stealing medicine. The report explained that the shortage of medicine has become a major crisis in Iran, with some medicines becoming extremely scarce and prices rising considerably.
