Middle East

An environmental activist from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province has been arrested. According to opposition site Daneshjoo news, Mostafa Bani-Sharif was arrested on Tuesday after being summoned to ……Read More

Ahead of May Day Human Rights Watch has accused the Iranian government of increasingly violating workers’ rights to peaceful assembly and association. In a report ……Read More

Censorship is intensifying in the Islamic Republic of Iran in the run-up to the presidential election on 14 June, says Reporters Without Borders. The Paris-based ……Read More

Site close to former Revolutionary Guards commander As Iran gears up for its presidential election in June, the question of fraud in the 2009 election ……Read More

‘Press must exercie self-control’: Culture Ministry The Iranian government will intensify its supervision over the press in the lead up to the presidential election in ……Read More

Top reformist remarks on upcoming vote The coming weeks will determine whether Iran’s ruling elite, including its leader, are committed to defending the people’s right ……Read More