The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide has hit another new record, which it says reflects a "dismal failure by the international community to address a global crisis in freedom of the press."
Iran's southeastern province of Kerman was hit by at least two strong quakes on December 12 and 13, injuring at least 18 people and damaging around 20 buildings, state media reported.
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of an Iranian-Swedish scholar, Ahmadreza Jalali, his wife told Radio Farda on December 10.
Iran’s deputy parliament speaker, Ali Motahari, says if no breakthrough is reached to end the house arrest of prominent opposition figures, the government should “step in.”
On Tuesday, December 13, the 60-day period President Donald Trump set for Congress to address the Iran nuclear deal is expiring, without any visible action by U.S. lawmakers.
A new revenue generating measure in President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed budget has led to public outcry and mocking of the government in Iran.
Dozens of Iranian graduate students are barred from continuing their education because of being activists.
President Rouhani announced a draft budget for the coming Iranian year (starting next March 21) of 3,681 trillion rials ($103.9 billion at the official exchange rate), excluding the spending of state enterprises.
Hundreds of workers at Haft Tapeh sugar cane plantation and mill complex in city of Shush, southwestern Iran, have launched a new round of strikes while holding protest rallies to demand their overdue benefits and wages.
Unemployment, lack of happiness and difficulties in making ends meet are the main reasons for Iran being at the top of the world table for “social violence”, says a member of Iranian parliament.
Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and Jerusalem's Old City on December 8.
While President Hassan Rouhani and his government are watching from the sidelines, the conservative ayatollahs are creeping to the center stage by having the final say in matters of social freedoms.
Iran’s official radio and television broadcaster has lambasted the Iranian national soccer team for failing to qualify for the World Cup final round seven years ago.
Student protests in Iran this week were propelled by different grievances and demands.
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement on December 6, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, harsh reactions are pouring in from the region and Moslem countries.
Tehran MP and deputy speaker of parliament Ali Motahari has called for former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be held accountable in a public trial.
Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted to the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
For a second day in a row, hundreds of students at several major Iranian universities continued their protests.
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