Assad Binakhahi

Protesters gathered in front of Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday April 9 to oppose the handover of the institution to the Roudaki Foundation. The protesters insist that Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art is part of the country’s national heritage and should not be transferred to the ...

About 700 workers of Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Factory resumed their protests on Saturday April 9 to demand their delayed wages and benefits and challenge the privatization of the factory. (archival) ILNA reports that the workers say that wages for March and New Year bonuses have not been paid to two thi...

April 9, 2016 at 12:59 pm Two thousand workers in the auto parts manufacturing sector in Khorazan Razavi Province have lost their jobs in the past year, provincial authorities report. The report on the Tasnim website on Thursday April 8 indicates that there have been no statements so far about any f...

The situation of Afarin Chitsaz, an Iranian jou alist who was arrested in Iran last November by the Revolutionary Guards, remains completely in the shadows. Afarin Chitsaz A knowledgeable source has informed the Inte ational Campaign for Human Rights In Iran that in the more than five months since s...

Babak Zanjani, the jailed Iranian tycoon accused of financial fraud, has reportedly provided Iran’s Ministry of Oil with a list of his foreign assets and the power of atto ey to obtain them. Babak Zanjani His lawyer told the Tasnim daily on Friday April 8 that his client’s cooperation is aimed at re...

The Ministry of Culture’s public relation’s department a ounced that Ali Rahbari has retu ed to the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. Ali Rahbari In an a ouncement, the ministry said: “Master Ali Rahbari will continue his activities with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra”. Rahbari, who had been the head of the...

The Tehran police department says it has installed surveillance cameras in parks and coffee shops in the city’s weste neighbourhoods. The Tasnim website reported on Thursday April 7 that all parks, coffee shops and hookah cafés will be under surveillance to assure compliance with Islamic codes of be...

Iran’s reformists report that they are endorsing 52 candidates in the second round of parliamentary elections next month. Al Sufi, a spokesman for the group, told the Shargh daily on Wednesday April 6: “In some ridings we are not endorsing anyone; in others we are endorsing reformists or independent...

Iranian political prisoner Saeed Razavi Faqih was released from Evin Prison on Wednesday April 6, 2016. Razavi Faqih Razavi Faqih had been on a hunger strike over the lack of adequate medical treatment given to him in prison. The Zeytoon website had earlier reported that the political prisoner had a...

The Statistical Centre of the Islamic Republic reports that the unemployment rate was 11 percent in the past year, which represents an increase of 0.4 percent from the previous year. The unemployment rate for men is reported at 9.3 percent and 19.4 percent for women. Youth unemployment is reported a...

Mining activities in Siakouh are further threatening the main habitat of the Iranian cheetah, which is in serious danger of extinction. Mohammadreza Eqbali told the Mehr News Agency on April 5 that the mines have actually become a safe hiding spot for poachers. Eqbali said poachers have been discove...

Amnesty Inte ational has called for the release of jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Nargess Mohammadi The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that according to Amnesty Inte ational, Mohammadi’s court appearance is scheduled for April 22. The report adds that Mohammadi ha...

A crumbling wall at a school in a village near Khash in Sistan Baluchistan Province killed a teacher after he managed to save the lives of all the students. Hamidreza Gongozehi, an elementary school teacher in Nukjoo, was caught under the debris after he rushed to move the students to safety as the ...

The deputy coordinator of the Iranian Army Ground Force has a ounced the deployment of Iranian Army special forces in Syria. AmirAli Arasteh told the Fars News Agency that the rangers are the 65th Brigade Green Berets of the Iranian Army. Arasteh stressed that the 65th Brigade will be engaged in Syr...

The political and security deputy gove or of East Azerbaijan said two members of Tabriz City Council have been arrested but did not comment on the charges. Saeed Shabastri told the Mehr News Agency on Monday April 4 that in the past two days, two City Council members have been arrested and the charg...

April 4, 2016 at 12:43 pm The deputy gove or of Easte Azerbaijan says three mortar shells from the conflict currently brewing between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Karabakh landed in Iranian territory. The Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday April 3 that the explosives landed close to the city of Khod...

A number of Air France female flight attendants and crew have filed a grievance over the dress code regulations for flights to Iran. They require female employees to wear loose pants and jackets while on board and a head scarf when leaving the plane. A number of unions have supported the grievance a...

April 4, 2016 at 12:47 pm Iranian political prisoner Iraj Hatami has been attacked and injured by other inmates in Rejaishar Prison. The Human Rights Reporters News Agency (HRANA) reported on Sunday April 3 that the prison authorities violated the Article of Separation of Prisoners and transferred h...

Iranian actress Hediyeh Tehrani and 16 other environmental activists were briefly arrested for participating in a protest at Tehran’s Laleh Park in support of animal rights. The Reporters Club reports that Hediyeh Tehrani and the activists were arrested on Friday April1. Meanwhile, the Inte ational ...