The Iranian Intelligence Ministry released a statement on Tuesday February 19 referring to the “discovery of a media network” that, according to the ministry, is based inside BBC News and is linked to several Iranian reformist websites, such as Jaras and Kaleme.
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Iran’s rampant inflation called sixth-worst in world
Reports from The Centre for Research of the Islamic Parliament and news agencies inside Iran claim that, unlike many other countries in the world that have been able to curb their economic difficulties and their double-digit inflation, Iran is shouldering its worst inflation in the past 17 years with the […]
Press Release of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran (IOPHRI)
The centre of sedition, intrigue and deception in Qom, known as “The Institute of Religions and Sects of Qom” has published a long list of the activities of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran.
Iran Could Allow Base Inspection
Iran says an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) request to inspect its Parchin military complex outside Tehran could be part of the next round of talks if the country’s right to a nuclear program is acknowledged.
Iran holds, questions opposition leaders’ children
Iranian authorities held and questioned two daughters of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and the son of fellow opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi for several hours on Monday, opposition websites reported.
Iran Detains Daughters of Opposition Head
An Iranian opposition website says authorities in Tehran have detained the daughters of reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been under house arrest for nearly two years.
Shirin Ebadi: Iran’s Judiciary Is a Subsidiary of the Intelligence Ministry
Following the arrest of Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran’s former press court judge and prosecutor, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “The timing and the manner of arrest of Saeed Mortazavi, a suspect in the Kahrizak Detention Center case and the Zahra Kazemi murder […]
Economic hardship blamed for Iran’s mental illness epidemic
Ever-increasing food-prices and general economic hardship in Iran, with daily reports of gangs attacking people in broad daylight and grabbing their money and food, have led to a dramatic increase in mental illness.
Letter From the Families of Dervishes to Supreme Leader of IRI and Authorities in Ruling System of Iran
Hou 121 His Excellency, The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei With greetings We, the families of lawyer dervishes who are jailed for 17 months and whose profession is to defend the right of others, but they themselves are waiting for a justly trial and verdict behind bars.
Iran repeats accusations against detained journalists
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has issued a second statement regarding the arrest of a number of journalists in the past week, once again accusing them of having links to foreign media.