Iran arrests 15 for encouraging Azeri protests
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has arrested more than 15 people for calling for a demonstration in the northwestern city of Tabriz to mark the...
Youths beaten in Iran for “un-Islamic” attire
NCRI - An Iranian state-run website has posted hideous photos of Iranian youths beaten in Tehran during the ongoing crackdown on dress styles not...
Two men beheaded in Iran
NCRI - Two prisoners named Abdolrahman and Parviz were beheaded in the southern cities of Bandar Abbas and Bandar Khamir on Wednesday, May 16....
Life for women in Iran beset by fate, culture
By Margaret CokerCOX NEWS SERVICE- Published by: The Washington Times TEHRAN -- Growing up female in Iran, Layla did not know happiness. At age 13,...
Iran: Whipped for two beers
Norway (Aftenposten) - Norwegian-Iranian Mamand Mamandy had a brutal meeting with police after drinking two beers while on holiday in Iran."It's getting better now,...
Iran hangs 15 men in Mashhad
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has hanged 15 men convicted of drug trafficking in the northeastern city of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi province, the Quds...
Iranian-American academic jailed in Tehran: report
NEW YORK (AFP) - Haleh Esfandiari, an Iranian-American academic well-known in Washington where she leads a Middle East studies program, was jailed in Tehran...
Iran: A woman hanged in Bandar Abbas
NCRI - A 30 year old women identified as Zahra Nazari was hanged on Monday afternoon, May 7, in the main prison of southern...
Iran orders all TV drama to feature prayer
TEHRAN (AFP) - The conservative head of Iran's state-run television has said all homegrown drama programmes should feature scenes showing characters praying or they...
Iran: Criticism mounts over Iran headscarf crackdown
Monday Morning, Lebanon - The police force have been facing increasing criticism for their handling of a nationwide crackdown aimed at making women abide...
