Iran Resistance
Iran: Temporary Pause of the Strike by Political Prisoners
BY NCRI 15 September 2017– A group of political prisoners in Gohardasht – Karaj, west of the capital Tehran, after 40 days of hunger strike […]
Month: September 2017
News
Child marriage in Iran forces girls into a life of oppression
Girls in rural Iran are often forced into marriage at a young age. Protected under Iranian law, the practice is leading to broken families and […]
News
Iran: Forced marriage of small girls is on the rise
BY NCRI Women’s Committee : Forced marriage of young girls is on the rise in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. This was announced by the […]
Human Rights
Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members
Amnesty International, 11 September 2017 – The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a human rights defender arrested from her home last night, who […]
Iran & World
Three charged with exporting millions of dollars in goods to Iran, in violation of U.S. embargo
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Three Iranian natives have been charged in Cleveland federal court with violating a U.S. embargo by participating in the sale of millions […]
News
Trump Urges Gulf #Arab States To Settle Disputes And Unite Against #Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on September 8 urged Saudi Arabia and other Arab states to resolve their differences with Qatar and present a united front […]
News
The ban on #Iranian #women attending men’s #soccer matches has no place in the 21st century
By The Lily: This week, Iranian authorities publicly reinforced a ban on women attending men’s sporting events, rekindling an old debate that has no place […]
Human Rights
#Iranian journalist loses eye ‘after #cancer was left untreated in jail’
By The Guardian 8 September 2017 : A prominent Iranian journalist has lost an eye and part of his face due to a sinus cancer […]
Opinion
Iran is sending a dangerous message to the world
Iran has shifted policy from covertly advancing its military programs to publicly announcing progress on that front. This week, Iran’s state-owned newspapers praised its “remarkable” […]
News
Head of New York metals company sentenced to prison over Iran exports
Federal prosecutors said the CEO of Global Metallurgy LLC., conspired to export illigal elements to Iran NEW YORK (Reuters) September 7, 2017 : The head […]