Record number of arrests in Iran
NCRI - The religious dictatorship has carried out 13,000 arrests in the first six months of the Persian year (starting March 21) in the...
Iran’s fundamentalists push for segregation on campus
By Robert Tait in TehranThe Guardian - Religious fundamentalists in Iran are demanding separate university classes for men and women in a drive to...
Two hangings reported in southern Iran
NCRI - The state-run news agency Fars reported today that two prisoners were hanged in Ahwaz, provincial capital of Khuzistan. The news agency identified...
Six journalists arrested in past week
RWB - Reporters Without Borders today condemned the arrests of six journalists in the past week and called for the release of all journalists...
Iran bans fast internet to cut west’s influence
÷ Service providers told to restrict online speeds÷ Opponents say move will hamper country's progress Robert Tait in TehranThe Guardian - Iran's Islamic government...
One in five Iranian youths out of work
Agence France Presse - Iran on Wednesday announced that 20.9 percent of young people aged between 15 to 24 are unemployed, state-run television reported....
Wave of arrests in an oil-rich province in Iran
NCRI - According to the spokesman of the State Security Forces in the oil-rich Khuzestan Province, south-west Iran, from August 23 to September 23,...
Flogging and arrests in Iran
NCRI - The deputy prosecutor of the province of Sistan and Balouchistan, eastern Iran, said that during the past several months, more than 10...
Iran says no early release for jailed Western pair
Agence France Presse - Iran confirmed Tuesday it has dismissed an appeal for early release by a Frenchman and German jailed for 18 months...
Iran: More than 300 arrests during a demonstration in Tehran
NCRI - The chief commander of the State Security Forces, Ahmadi Moghadam, said at the inauguration of a police station on October 8 that...
