by Atousa Pilger
It has been reported that a young Iranian man has died on the offshore detention centre on the island of Nauru a few days ago. The site is a regional processing centre and is Australian run. Initial reports say that the 26-year-old Iranian asylum seeker died by suicide.
by Armin Baldwin
Whenever former US president Barack Obama was negotiating, appeasing and making concessions to the Iranian regime, very little was publicised by the mainstream media with regards to his dealing with a callous regime that creates chaos at home and spreads it across the region. However, US President Donald Trump is facing harsh criticism for his dealings with North Korea.
by Staff writer, SF
According to a new report, the debris from five ballistic missiles launched from Yemen into Saudi Arabia has been determined by the UN to have contained components manufactured in Iran and shared key design features with an Iranian missile.
by Azita Carlson
The head of Iran’s elite suppressive Quds Force has claimed that the Iran-backed Hezbollah now dominates the Lebanese government, following the recent elections, which has sparked angry reactions from Beirut.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, who is blacklisted by the US, can be seen calling the May 6 Lebanese elections a “referendum” and a “victory” for Iran and its allies, in a video that is now being widely circulated on Lebanese social media.
by Navid Felker
On Monday June 11th, fifty workers of Ahwaz Steel National Industrial Group were arrested by the authorities for participating in protests. Another group of workers who had gathered on Tuesday to protest the arrest of their colleagues were also reported to have been arrested.
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) had stationed reporters at the protest location on Monday. They claimed that protesters were immediately attacked by security and riot police, and the fifty workers were detained on the spot.
by Staff writer, SF
The continuing protests in Iran highlight the oppression of the non-Persian ethnic minorities who are speaking out for freedom along with their fellow citizens of Persian ethnicity.
The regime’s shockingly racist policies toward the country’s ethnic minorities, who collectively comprise over half of the Iranian population, and include Kurds, Ahwazi Arabs, Balochis and Turkish Azeris, have been downplayed regionally and internationally.
by Saeed
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed his tune on re-establishing diplomatic relations with the Iranian Regime on Tuesday, when he and the rest of the Liberal cabinet voted in favour of a Conservative motion to condemn the Regime.
by Staff writer, SF
The Asian Nations Chess Cup takes place from July 27th to August 4th in Hamadan, which is believed to be among the oldest of Iranian cities. In Iran, women are required to wear the Islamic headscarf in public places. This has been the law since the Islamic revolution of 1979. Iranian law forbids women from showing more than their face, hands, and feet in public, and they must wear only modest colors.
by Azita Carlson
Unites States President Donald Trump announced last month that the US would be exiting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it is known. This means that the crippling economic sanctions that were lifted when the deal was implemented will now apply once again (after a grace period). There has also been much discussion about completely new sanctions that will be imposed.
by Atousa Pilger
In an attempt to wait until talks with Europe reach a conclusion, Iran’s parliament voted on Sunday for two-month postponement of a bill vote over Iran joining the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Aimed at fighting money laundering and disrupting the funding of terrorist groups, FATF regulations will bring about major restrictions for Iran’s banking systems.
