By Pooya Stone
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), a London-based non-profit organization that campaigns for justice for all people, irrespective of race or political beliefs, has received more than a million British pounds since 2013. However, the organization, supported by Labour politician Jeremy Corbyn, has failed to speak out against the horrific and countless human rights abuses that take place every day in Iran.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday, in an op-ed for the Kuwaiti Al-Rai newspaper, that either all Gulf countries should enjoy security “or they will all be deprived of it”.
This ominous threat comes amid rising tensions between Iran and other Gulf countries and the West after attacks on Saudi oil plants in Abqaiq and Khurais on September 14, which Saudi Arabia and several Western countries blame Iran for.
By Pooya Stone
A female political prisoner was transferred to ward 2A in the notorious Evin Prison, which is used by the shadowy Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to put prisoners of conscience under more pressure.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization chief has said that his country will set up 30 modern IR-6 centrifuges and that a new part of the heavy water reactor in Arak will become operational within the next couple of weeks.
By Jubin Katiraie
Several international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and World Coalition Against The Death Penalty, proclaimed 10 October as the “World Day Against the Death Penalty“.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iran’s state-run media have reported that the authorities are importing luxury fruits with billion-rial government loans offered to customers at chain stores in rich areas of Tehran at staggering prices.
By Pooya Stone
It was reported on Monday that two Australian nationals had been released from prison in Iran, roughly three months after they were detained for operating a drone without a license.
By Jubin Katiraie
On Sunday 6th October, reports from Iran indicate that the town of Lordegan in the southern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiary Province was subjected to a brutal crackdown and unofficial martial law. The entry and exit points to the town were blocked by officials and battle tanks and agents were patrolling the town.
By Jubin Katiraie
During the month of September in Iran, there were protests the whole way across the country, averaging approximately nine per day. The Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK), that has paid a heavy price for standing against the regime’s oppression. has said that there were at least 284 protests during the month, across 28 provinces and in 71 different cities.
