By Pooya Stone
Two young Iranian women were murdered by their family members in the past week, reigniting the debate over honor killings in the country, which are sanctioned by the misogynist laws of the regime.
By Jubin Katiraie
The suicide rate among Iran’s deprived people in 2019 and 2020 has risen so sharply that the state-run Jahan Sanat daily on 13 June wrote: “The number of suicides in the first quarter of 2020 has increased significantly and it has even changed in its nature and quality compared to the same period last year.
By Pooya Stone
Essential goods are in short supply in Iran, which means that the cost of items has risen dramatically in the past few months, putting yet more pressure on the Iranian people. This is more pronounced in the goods that are monopolized by the government, i.e. water and electricity.
By Jubin Katiraie
The majority of the 120 workers at the Safireh garbage-sorting site in Ahvaz are female heads of household, risking injury and disease in order to put food on their table, but they have very few rights and are frequently subject to late payment and other problems.
By Pooya Stone
After the disclosure of 63 bank accounts of the former judiciary chief Sadegh Amoli Larijani, Iranian citizens expected authorities to put an end to the systematic corruption in government apparatuses. The replacement of Larijani with Ebrahim Raisi prompted optimist observers to speculate that the state will stage an investigation about suspicious bank accounts in the judiciary. However, it was later revealed that the accounts were only the tip of the iceberg.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian government has executed over 100 prisoners since January, according to Iran Human Rights Monitor, with at least 79 executions carried out in secret.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared refused to appear in Evin [Prison] Courthouse last week after she was verbally summoned to be arraigned on new charges levied against her.
By Pooya Stone
By Jubin Katiraie
The situation of child laborers in Iran, especially those who search through garbage bins and landfill dumps, is too painful.
By Pooya Stone
The Center for the Research of Iran’s Parliament has recently presented a horrific picture of the state of the broken economy under the clerical rule. The result is an increase in inequality and class divisions.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Research Center of Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) published a report entitled "A picture of the country's economic situation: Challenges and Strategies" examining the economy of Iran.
By Pooya Stone
While the coronavirus is raging in Iran, many facts reported by the people and government officials show the authorities’ inaction in fighting the coronavirus and helping the people to overpass this crisis.
By Jubin Katiraie
On Wednesday, June 10, the family of Hedayat Abdollah-Pour announced that Iranian authorities have executed him 20 days ago, according to the Hengaw human rights organization.
By Pooya Stone
There are reports of various protests across Iran organized by workers from different industries, as well as cheated investors. The fact that these rallies are happening while the coronavirus pandemic is still sweeping Iran shows how serious the issues and the demands are.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran in a vast terrorist militia that steals from the Iranian people at every possible opportunity; monopolizing various fields, including construction and oil, as well as smuggling cheap goods without paying the proper tax.
By Pooya Stone
On June 6, the Iranian security forces opened fire on a car carrying Afghan migrants in Yazd province, which led to the car catching fire and burning alive three travelers. Four others were also wounded. Locals saved a boy with burns on parts of his body while he was saying, “Give me some water; I am burning.”
By Jubin Katiraie
A war veteran lit himself on fire on Monday in protest to not receiving the loan he requested from the Foundation of Martyrs & Veterans Affairs in western Iran.
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