Rouhani Administration’s Accomplishments and Failings Those who are not in favor of Hassan Rouhani’s administration and remain pessimistic about its accomplishments criticized me last week for making premature judgments over three events. May be they are right because in politics, just like in a game of football, the last minutes of a game can be […]
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Journalist Issa Saharkhiz Released Two Months Prior to End of Sentence
Imprisoned Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz was released on Thursday, October 3, two months short of completing his prison sentence. “I was informed by my family that my father received his release letter from the hospital. They will now have to complete his paperwork in order to take him home from the hospital,” his son […]
Imprisoned in the Hospital: Issa Saharkhiz Remains in Limbo
Eighteen months since imprisoned journalist Issa Saharkhiz was transferred to a hospital for severe health issues, Iranian officials have yet to excuse him from serving his sentence or to release him on furlough, causing him to remain a prisoner in the hospital, his son told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “My […]