Saturday 26th May 2018
By Staff Writer
On May 8th 2018, the president of the United States Donald Trump, announced his withdrawal from its nuclear deal with Iran; on top of the re-imposition of economic sanctions (which were previously lifted as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, i.e., JCPOA, back in 2015) Trump has included even more penalties in its sanctions against Tehran.
By Staff Writer
According to the World Happiness Reports undertaken by relevant international organisations, Iran is one of the unhappiest countries, which according to this year’s statistics (2018) ranks as the 108th in a total of 155 places. On the contrary, Finland has been titled happiest country this year (as opposed to Norway from last year).
• Amnesty International: Prison doctors abuse and deny treatment to persecuted women in Iran
Women prisoners of conscience from Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish religious community are being subjected to verbal abuse, including sexual slurs, and denied proper medical treatment by doctors and other health professionals at Shahr-e Rey prison on the outskirts of Tehran, Amnesty International revealed today.
By Staff Writer
“How do I spend millions of Tomans on my medication when I can’t even afford my food?”
How much pension does a retiree even get, to have to spend 400000 to 500000 Toman ($95 to $120 ) on medications alone, just to “stand on own feet” and avoid paralysis?
Iran Uprising - No. 165
On Friday, May 25th, the nationwide strike by heavy truck drivers continued in Iran for the fourth day. The strike has spread to 177 cities in 29 provinces in the country.
On Thursday, minibus and taxi drivers in some cities, including in Shiraz and Yazd, joined the nationwide strike.
By Staff Writer
Iran is going through regime change. And the historical city of Kazerun, with a small but proud population, is a sign of this change
For the past 39 years, the dictatorial Iranian government has attempted to break the Iranian spirit and depress a nation through oppression, poverty, imprisonment, torture and executions. And with an iron fist, it hopes to expand its operations of terror and its repressive ideology of Islamic Fundamentalism to the surrounding regions, such as Syria and Iraq.