https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:23:59 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Sixteen people are facing charges connected to protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan in January, during which a colonel in Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed. Sources in Iran told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that authorities used torture to extract confessions from the defendants. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-executions-irgc-protests/33815971.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-executions-irgc-protests/33815971.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:39:53 +0200 IranFeaturesHuman RightsThe Rundown Headline Tens of thousands of Iranians have flocked to sign an online petition with a rare but pointed message to the country's hard-liners: Go fight the war against the United States yourselves. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-anti-war-message-hardliners-rare-petition/33805712.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-anti-war-message-hardliners-rare-petition/33805712.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:29:54 +0200 IranFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Families sharing single meals. Appliances sold to pay utility bills. Businesses gutted. Four Iranians inside the country describe an economy in freefall. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-economy-us-war-sanctions/33771852.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-economy-us-war-sanctions/33771852.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:43:53 +0200 IranFeaturesEconomyThe Rundown Headline Dozens of protesters have been killed in a brutal government crackdown on ongoing antiestablishment demonstrations in Iran. RFE/RL's Radio Farda has profiled some of those killed, which include children. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protesters-killed-irgc-crackdown-farda/33643919.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protesters-killed-irgc-crackdown-farda/33643919.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:22:09 +0100 IranFeaturesHuman RightsThe Rundown Headline A growing number of Iranian women and girls have stopped wearing the hijab in public, despite the threat of arrest and imprisonment. Women say the move has transformed the streets of major cities in Iran. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hijab-woman-life-freedom-tehran-protests/33555684.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hijab-woman-life-freedom-tehran-protests/33555684.html Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:31:09 +0200 FeaturesIranThe Rundown Stories Qarchak Prison, located southeast of Tehran, is Iran's largest women's detention center. Calls to close the facility have grown after multiple inmate deaths due to alleged neglect. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-qarachak-prison-women-oppression/33552239.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-qarachak-prison-women-oppression/33552239.html Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:14:38 +0200 IranFeaturesHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories For decades, Iranian women have defied legal and cultural barriers by riding motorcycles without licenses. Now, the government has submitted a bill to parliament that would finally legalize their right to ride. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-women-motorcycle-riding-license-bill/33519641.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-women-motorcycle-riding-license-bill/33519641.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:57 +0200 IranFeaturesHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories Iranian authorities are increasingly disconnecting citizens from mobile services for posting critical content about the Islamic republic on social media, a coercive tactic that links freedom of expression to access to essential digital tools. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-sim-service-suspened-dissenting-voices/33490992.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-sim-service-suspened-dissenting-voices/33490992.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:03:05 +0200 IranFeaturesHuman RightsThe Rundown Stories