The Islamic Republic's Judiciary spokesman has dismissed as "politically motivated" a United Nations human rights report that all political prisoners must be granted furloughs during the coronavirus outbreak.
The suspected Israeli strikes on April 20 came as Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was in Damascus, where he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Syrian counterpart.
Iran's press freedom rank is 173 out of the 180 countries in the latest press freedom report of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on April 21. The Islamic Republic's rank has dropped four points from 170 in 2019.
An Outspoken Iranian lawmaker (Sadeghi) on April 21 confirmed that a court has sentenced him for charges brought against him by a high-ranking official appointed by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported that a young man who had been sentenced to death before reaching the legal age of 18 was hanged in early Tuesday morning in Saqqez. He was among the prisoners who had escaped the prison during a coronavirus jail unrest on March 27.
A council overseeing Friday Prayer Imams in the Islamic Republic of Iran has accepted the resignation of Iranshahr's prayer leader, Hawza (seminary) news agency reports.
An official of the Iranian Agriculture Ministry on April 20 said a huge new wave of locusts is expected to invade the southern provinces of Iran in two weeks.
Iran's foreign minister has held talks with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as both countries grapple with the coronavirus outbreak.
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman on April 20 said despite President Donald Trump's claims Iran will not engage in any negotiations with the United States as long as economic pressures and sanctions continue.
An Iranian Man calling himself an Islamic prophetic medicine healer has prescribed drinking camel urine to prevent and cure COVID-19.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to travel to the Syrian capital on April 20 for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, according the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
The lawyer of an Iranian-French academic being tried in Tehran on security charges says he expects the court in charge of the case to issue its ruling in the coming days.
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