By Pooya Stone
An Iranian political prisoner was not transferred to a hospital on Sunday, despite needing urgent treatment because he refused to wear a prison outfit.
The family of Saeed Shirzad, a human rights activist, arranged his transfer for Sunday for a scheduled eye operation and even paid for the hospital, despite the fact that under Iranian laws the medical treatment of prisoners should be paid for by the state.
By Jubin Katiraie
British politician and former defence secretary Liam Fox will give a speech in Washington in which he will say that the attempts to save, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are pointless. In his speech, he will urge the United Kingdom and the remaining signatories of the deal, to follow in the steps of the United States President Donald Trump.
By Pooya Stone
On Tuesday, September 24, thousands of members of the Iranian diaspora and their supporters from across the United States will rally outside the United Nations building in New York to show their support for the Iranian people’s quest for “regime change” and to urge the international community to adopt a firm policy towards Iran.
By Jubin Katiraie
The President of the Republic of Albania paid a visit to Ashraf 3, the base of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran’s (PMOI or MEK) on 13 September. President Ilir Meta was accompanied by his National Security Adviser as well as the former Minister of Defence and current Chairman of the Republican Party of Albania Fatmir Mediu.
Ashraf 3 is the name of the MEK’s residence in Albania. The small country chose to host around 3,000 members of the biggest political opposition group that is seeking freedom and democracy for the people of Iran.
By Pooya Stone
As the possibility looms of a new revolution in Iran and the toppling of Iran’s government is now more definite and imminent than ever before, it is important to know how we have reached where we are and that events up to this point have not been mere coincidences.
By Jubin Katiraie
During the past two decades Iran’s plan to control the region and threaten the sovereignty of all its states has not been just an exaggeration inspired by the repetitive crises involving Tehran.
By Pooya Stone
Scarcity and high prices of medication in Iran has become a bottleneck in the lives of the people.
While drugs are abundant in Iran’s black markets, ordinary people are struggling to get medication from official centers and drug stores.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian official in charge of the suicide prevention program at the Ministry of Health said that Iran’s suicide rate has increased to around 100,000 cases in the last Persian year (March 21, 2018-March 20, 2019).
By Jubin Katiraie
An Iranian politician has advocated the seizure of Canadian vessels sailing in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for Canada’s seizure of tens of millions of dollars worth of Iranian government properties.
