برچسب: Features in English
Interview With Shirin Ebadi On Iran’s Human Rights Record
December 20, 2017
Dr. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and the founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran....
Female Futsal Player Applies for Swiss Asylum After Removing Hijab
December 20, 2017
Shiva Amini, a member of the Iranian women Futsal National team has sought political asylum in Switzerland.
Amini, 28, had traveled to Switzerland...
Temporary Marriages Blamed For Spread of Aids in Iran
December 17, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
December 1 is designated as World AIDS Day. The day has been marked around the world every year since 1988...
Book Review: Memoirs Of An Iranian Rebel, Masoud Banisadr
December 16, 2017
By Amir Taheri
You are young and unhappy because you think your people lack the freedom they deserve. So, you join a group...
Islamic Republic Keeps Military Advisers In The Middle East
December 16, 2017
By Ahmad Rafat
Despite strong protests by the international community, Iran continues to expand its sphere of influence in the Middle East. “We...
Historic Azadi Sports Complex Is Nearly in Ruins
December 16, 2017
The Azadi sports complex, formerly known as Aryamehr stadium, is in a bad state of disrepair due to neglect and unfinished renovation...
Putin Announces Partial Troop Withdrawal from Syria
December 16, 2017
President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base in Latakia Governorate, Syria on December 11, where he met...
Experts Warn of Possibility of Tehran Earthquake
December 15, 2017
Iran experienced 728 earthquakes in November 2017 alone, with the strongest measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale and striking Kermanshah Province in...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Family Hopeful for Christmas Release
December 15, 2017
There are hopeful signs from Iran regarding the possible release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 37-year-old British-Iranian woman who is currently serving a...
Iranian Wrestler Throws Match To Avoid Facing Israeli Opponent
December 05, 2017
Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi reportedly threw a match at the Senior U23 World Championship tournament in Poland on November 26 to avoid...
U.S. top court wary over allowing seizure of ancient Persian artifacts
December 05, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Monday over whether ancient Persian artifacts held in a Chicago museum can...
The Political Dynamics inside Iran & Reverberations for the Future of Iran Nuclear Deal
December 03, 2017
By Nazenin Ansari
On 27th November, the Conservative Middle East Council (CMEC) hosted a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the Iran Nuclear...
An Exclusive Report On the Kermanshah Earthquake
December 02, 2017
On November 12, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck Kermanshah Province in northwestern Iran, near the Iraqi border, killing more...
Khamenei Upholds Fatwa Banning Women From Cycling In Public
December 01, 2017
Recent comments by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggest that he might have softened his position on women taking part in...
Sunday Times Report on Islamic Republic Broadcasting Bureau in London
November 28, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
It would have come as a surprise to many in the UK when last weekend’s edition of the Sunday Times...
Infant Mortality Rate Alarmingly High In Sistan and Baluchestan
November 24, 2017
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Social media were recently flooded with the picture of an infant whose head had been severed during birth at a...
U.S. Treasury To Disclose Assets of 80 Senior Iranian Officials
November 25, 2017
The U.S. House of Representative passed the “Iranian Leadership Transparency Act” on November 15 with 43 votes and 16 abstentions. The bill...