Kurdistan Press Agency
Iran
Iranian authorities crack down on dress code
The Ahwaz public prosecutor has announced that women will be sentenced to cash fines or imprisonment if they are seen in public disobeying the Islamic dress code.
Human Rights
Kurdistan
182 Kurdish couriers killed and injured in 14 months
Since the beginning of Iranian calendar year of 1390 (March 21, 2011), around 182 couriers people who carry goods on their back) have been killed and injured by the government forces along the border of Kurdish regions in Iran.
Iran
Iran: Illegal immigrants denied food and services
Iranian media report that the Fars Provincial government has prohibited the sale of food and the delivery of public and medical services to “illegal immigrants” in the province.
Iran
Iranians Replace Meat With Pasta as Oil Sanctions Hit Nation
Maryam Taghavi is feeding her family more pasta and grinding vegetable filler into her chopped meat as she seeks to cope with international sanctions that are taking their toll on the Iranian economy.
Iran
UN Rapporteurs Condemn Iranian Executions
Three United Nations' special rapporteurs -- on Iran, summary executions, and torture -- have condemned the recent executions of four members of the Ahwazi Arab minority in Iran.
Iran
IRGC Prepares For Large Cultural Maneuver In Tehran
As more economists speak of the impossibility of bringing the new wave of inflation in Iran under control, Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the police are preparing themselves to confront potential social unrest in the future.
Iran
Widespread Arrest of Internet Activists in Iran
Some reports indicate that a new round of arrests of youth and Internet activists has begun. Reports indicate that the interrogators and Intelligence officers, for reasons unknown, have desperately tried to keep these arrests from being…
Iran
Two Iranians sentenced to death for drinking alcohol
The ISNA news agency, in a report published in the "Donya-E-Eqtesad" daily, quotes Hassan Shariati, the judiciary chief of northeastern Khorasan-e Razavi Province, as saying the two people -- who are unidentified -- were repeat offenders.
Iran
British Parliament appalled by the persecution of Ahwazi Arabs in Iran
A motion passed on the floor of House of Commons of the British Parliament on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 criticizes the government in Iran for its treatment of Ahwazi Arabs.
Kurdistan
In solidarity with Kaboudvand, family and colleagues stage a hunger strike
In solidarity and in concurrence with Mohammad Sedigh Kaboudvand’s hunger re-strike, Kurdistan Human Rights Organization’s high council and Kaboudvand’s family members are set to begin their hunger strike as well.