RFE/RL's Radio Farda breaks through government censorship to deliver accurate news and provide a platform for informed discussion and debate to audiences in Iran.
Amnesty International says Iran has postponed the execution of a man arrested at age 17 and sentenced to death following what rights groups said was a "grossly unfair" trial.
Amnesty International is urging Iran to stop the execution planned for later this week of a man arrested at aged 17 and sentenced to death following a "grossly unfair" trial.
Communities on the Hour al-Azim marshes in Iran's Khuzestan Province say they're facing catastrophe. Marshes are drying up and piped-in drinking water is severely rationed by the authorities. Local residents say livestock are dying and farms are being abandoned.
Iran is calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to clarify its position regarding an alleged Israeli attack on a centrifuge-component manufacturing workshop near Tehran in June, amid a dispute with the UN nuclear agency over access to the site.
RFE/RL has heard from people in the city of Sari in northern Iran about how they have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many accuse the government of gross mismanagement of the crisis. Despite the risks of being filmed, local residents spoke of their distrust of the authorities.
In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Iran had crossed "all red lines" in its nuclear program, and vowed that Israel “will not allow” Tehran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
Iran has resumed regular commercial flights to neighboring Afghanistan following a monthlong hiatus.
The head of the UN atomic watchdog has called on Iran to provide explanations for the presence of uranium particles at several undeclared sites and to adhere to its legal obligations with regard to its nuclear program.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal are on his government's agenda, but that they should not be held under "pressure" from Western countries.
The head of Tehran’s city council says Iran's Interior Ministry has approved hard-liner Alireza Zakani as the capital city's new mayor.
The Iranian judiciary says two unidentified people have been arrested and four others placed on parole in connection with leaked videos of prison guards mistreating inmates at the notorious Evin prison.
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that the United States is “putting diplomacy first” in efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, but if that fails Washington is “ready to turn to other options.”
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the country is "seriously lagging behind" in certain social and economic areas and the government must act to "improve people's livelihoods" as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases.
Iran’s parliament has approved almost all of President Ebrahim Raisi’s hard-line nominees for a cabinet, enabling him to form a government that will have the task of implementing his plans to ease U.S. sanctions and tackle a deepening economic crisis.
Iran has reported a record daily 709 deaths from COVID-19 as the country struggled with yet another surge in infections, this time fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant.
A self-described hacking group has called for nationwide protests in Iran and the release of political prisoners after it obtained security-camera footage showing abuses at Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
In a rare admission by Iranian authorities, the head of the country's prisons apologized for "unacceptable behavior" in Tehran's Evin prison after videos purportedly obtained by hackers showed abuse of prisoners.
Iranian officials have reported an increase in the overall number of child marriages last year compared to 2019.
New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has named an anti-Western diplomat as foreign minister as he presented a cabinet dominated by hard-liners, state TV reported.
Angry protests against water shortages and deteriorating economic conditions in Iran continued to expand, a day after demonstrators in Tehran made a rare display of open discontent with the country's Islamic leadership.
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