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Dec 2, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Kian Sharifi |Una Cilic |Shahriar Siami |Fereshteh Ghazi
Iran said on December 2 that it plans to keep military advisers in Syria after its ally's second city, Aleppo, was overrun by rebels in a surprise offensive. The Islamic republic, which has backed President Bashar al-Assad since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, says it only deploys military advisers in the country at the invitation of Damascus.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Kian Sharifi |Una Cilic |Shahriar Siami |Fereshteh Ghazi
Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian rapper who was acquitted in court after being sentenced to death over his protest songs against the Islamic republic, was released from custody on December 1, a news agency linked to the judiciary reported.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Kian Sharifi |Una Cilic |Shahriar Siami |Fereshteh Ghazi
Iran and three European powers agreed to continue their dialogue "in the near future" after a meeting in Geneva as intelligence officials warned Tehran's nuclear proliferation poses a "critical threat" in the coming months. Negotiators from Iran and the so-called E3 (Britain, France, and Germany) met in Switzerland to discuss a range of issues, including Iran's expanding nuclear program, its military support for Russia, and conflicts in the Middle East.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Kian Sharifi |Una Cilic |Shahriar Siami |Fereshteh Ghazi
Iran is set to meet with Britain, France, and Germany for talks on November 29 on its nuclear program after the three governments joined with the United States to have Tehran censured by the UN atomic watchdog. Last week's chiding prompted a defiant response from Tehran, but its officials have since signaled willingness to engage with others ahead of the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, whose last administration pursued a policy of "maximum pressure" against the Islamic republic.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Una Cilic |Shahriar Siami |Kian Sharifi |Fereshteh Ghazi
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged crimes against humanity during the conflict in Gaza are "not enough." Khamenei told a gathering of the Basij volunteer corps on November 25 that the two Israeli leaders should face the death penalty.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
evropaelire.org | Fereshteh Ghazi |Kian Sharifi
Shtetet autokratike i përdorin prej kohësh akuzat për sëmundje mendore, për t’i diskredituar dhe burgosur kritikët e tyre. Autoritetet në Iran, gjithnjë e më shumë, janë duke i konsideruar si të paqëndrueshme psikikisht ato gra që shkelin Ligjin për veshjen e hixhabit - shtyllë kryesore e sistemit islamik. Kjo masë përkon me protesta të papara kundër institucioneve klerike të Iranit dhe me thirrjet në rritje për liri më të mëdha sociale dhe politike.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Shahriar Siami |Kian Sharifi |Fereshteh Ghazi |Ray Furlong
Iran will hold talks about its disputed nuclear program with three European countries on November 29, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on November 24, days after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran. Iran reacted to the resolution -- proposed by Britain, France, Germany, and the United States -- with various measures reportedly such as activating numerous new and advanced centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
romania.europalibera.org | Kian Sharifi |Fereshteh Ghazi
Statele autocratice folosesc, de mult timp, acuzații că disidenții ar suferi de boli mintale pentru a-și discredita criticii și chiar pentru a-i băga la închisoare. În Iran, femeile care încalcă legea hijabului - un pilon esențial al sistemului islamic – sunt din ce în ce mai des catalogate de către autorități ca fiind instabile psihic.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Shahriar Siami |Kian Sharifi |Fereshteh Ghazi |Ray Furlong
Iran on November 22 said it would begin installing a number of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog that criticizes the Islamic republic for what it says is poor cooperation.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Shahriar Siami |Kian Sharifi |Fereshteh Ghazi |Ray Furlong
Autocratic states have long used allegations of mental illness to discredit and imprison their critics. In Iran, the authorities are increasingly branding women who violate the country's hijab law -- a key pillar of the Islamic system -- as psychologically unstable. The move has coincided with unprecedented protests against Iran's clerical establishment and growing calls for greater social and political freedoms.
