By Jubin Katiraie

Last week, another Iranian national champion sought asylum in a European country.
For years, the Iranian government has politicized sport, ignoring the needs of athletes. This has caused Iranian national athletes to become disenfranchised and leave sports fields. The Iranian government’s harsh rules and regulations have put the Iranian athletes under pressure and driven them into poverty.

By Pooya Stone

Not long ago, Reporters Without Borders released its annual report on the World Press Freedom Ranking. In this report, Iran is ranked 170 out of 180 countries where the most jailed journalists are the “Citizen Journalists” because of independence in journalism.

By Jubin Katiraie

Seven labor activists in Iran have been sentenced to heavy prison terms and lashes following the protests that took place in Shush in the southwestern part of the country in November 2018. The Haft Tappeh Sugarcane workers were sentenced by the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

By Jubin Katiraie

In the summer of 1988, Iranian authorities carried out a series of mass executions of political prisoners across Iran, in the span of several months. The majority of those killed were supporters of the opposition People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), although supporters of other leftist factions were executed as well.

By Pooya Stone

There were over 177 protests in 57 Iranian cities, villages and industrial regions during August, averaging at six per day, even as the Iranian authorities increased its suppression of workers, teachers and activists. Here we will look at some of those protests.