Theater actor sentenced to 99 lashes The mullahs’ so-called judiciary in Iran has sentenced a young theater actor by the first name of Payam to 99 lashes. This inhumane ruling was upheld yesterday by the Iranian regime’s supreme court. It is worth noting that following the lashing of Agh Dare … [Read more...] about Crackdown wave in Iran & protests in response
Report of acid attack, protests & more from Iran
Young Baluchi targeted in acid attack in southwest Iran At 7:55 pm on Monday, December 5th armed state agents in Zahedan, southeast Iran, splashed acid on a 29-year old Baluchi man in southeast Iran, according to incoming reports. The armed agents intended to kill the young man, yet after failing … [Read more...] about Report of acid attack, protests & more from Iran
Iran: executions, suicides & meddling in Syria
Inmate executed in Kermanshah, west of Iran A prisoner by the name of Ali Akbar Karami was executed on Tuesday, December 6th at Kermanshah’s Diesel Abad Prison in western Iran. This inmate, from the city of Kangavar, had been held behind bars since 2013. Prisoner hanged in Salmas, … [Read more...] about Iran: executions, suicides & meddling in Syria
Protests & crackdown measures continue in Iran: latest reports
Protesting students demand release of jailed students Universities across the country marked Students Day on December 6th In Tehran students of Amir Kabir Tech University staged their protest rally despite Bassij paramilitary forces attempting to prevent them. The rally witnessed slogans … [Read more...] about Protests & crackdown measures continue in Iran: latest reports
As Congress adjusts to Trump, Iran put under the pressure it deserves
By Heshmat Alavi Maybe the single subject Democrats and Republicans can truly agree on in Washington, today and maybe for a long time to come, will be upgrading sanctions on Iran. President-elect Donald Trump is also expected to place his support behind this initiative, too. … [Read more...] about As Congress adjusts to Trump, Iran put under the pressure it deserves
Former Tehran U. dean sends message marking Iran Students Day
Dr. Mohammad Malaki, the first dean of Tehran University following the 1979 revolution, issued a message marking Students Day in Iran. … [Read more...] about Former Tehran U. dean sends message marking Iran Students Day
My Iran report – Dec 5, 2016
Mousavian: Iran regime change may return to agenda Hossein Mousavian is a former Iranian regime ambassador to Germany back in the 1990s and the man providing logistics for the famous Mykonos restaurant killings, former spokesman for the Iranian regime’s nuclear negotiations team in early 2000s, and … [Read more...] about My Iran report – Dec 5, 2016
Street Women in Iran: Not a Profession, But a Sign of Oppression
By Iman Moridi, M.A. There are many rising social dilemmas in today’s Iran. Along with poverty, homelessness, and substance addiction, there are street women. It is clear Iran’s rising rate of inflation is causing an increase in poverty, and now thousands of women engage in prostitution across the … [Read more...] about Street Women in Iran: Not a Profession, But a Sign of Oppression
Iran: Rouhani, Mattis & more crackdown reports
Rouhani talks the talk, but doesn’t walk the walk Iranian regime president Hassan Rouhani made a number of remarks on Thursday, December 1st, shedding light on the mullahs’ deceptive nature. “… there is a lot of talking, without any serious meaning. We must fix the sewage system. We must fix the … [Read more...] about Iran: Rouhani, Mattis & more crackdown reports
Trump and U.S. foreign policy vis-à-vis Iran
By Shahriar Kia The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has wreaked havoc among the regime in Iran. Iran’s lobbying groups in Washington are going the distance to influence Trump’s foreign policy vis-à-vis the mullahs in Tehran. … [Read more...] about Trump and U.S. foreign policy vis-à-vis Iran