Middle East
Publisher: BBC
10 Dec 2014
Can Iran ‘control’ its cohabiting couples?
Publisher: Persian2English
22 May 2014
Propaganda Activist for Iran’s Dictatorship: Men have the right to rape unveiled women
Attempting to spread fear among Iranian civil society, *Tasnim, a state-run news agency in Iran controlled and operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), interviewed Hadi Sharifi, a "media activist" (I.e. Regime propaganda activist), who attempted to send the message to campaign supporters: stop, or else.
Publisher: The Guardian
19 May 2014
Iran is at breaking point under US sanctions – and its leaders feel the heat
On the streets of Tehran, and in the capital's shops, garages, markets, businesses and private homes, the story is that Iran Isolated and ostracised to an unusual degree is a nation under appalling stress. The strains are telling. The ties that bind are fraying. The leadership is feeling the heat. And if relief, in the form of a comprehensive nuclear deal with the west and a consequent lifting of sanctions, does not come soon, the political and social consequences may be far-reaching.
Publisher: Trend.Az
14 Apr 2014
Suicide rate increase among youth in Iran
Every day in Iran 11 people committed suicide, according to news portal alef.ir citing official statistics. Around 3,125 people committed suicide in Iran fist nine month of the year (the year ends on March 21), among them 982 women and 2,143 men. Most suicides occurred in the provinces of Tehran, Gilan and Kirmanshah, least of all - in the provinces of South Khorasan, North Khorasan, Kohgiluya and Boyer-Ahmad.
Publisher: VOA
7 Apr 2014
Iran’s Water Crisis Threatens its Future
A looming water crisis in Iran has officials warning of water rationing for the capital Tehran. The Mehr news agency quotes Khosro Erteghaei, the head of Tehran s regional water company as saying water levels at the four reservoirs that serve Tehran are at a critical level. He warns that if residents of Tehran and nearby provinces do not reduce their consumption "we will have a problem."
Publisher: Fortune
22 Mar 2014
In Iran, post-sanctions price increases deliver painful blow
Massive cuts to Iran's generous subsidy regime could lead to significant popular unrest in the country in the coming weeks and months. The cuts, which coincide with the first day of the Iranian calendar, are necessary in order for the government to close the huge revenue gap brought on by the ratcheting up of international sanctions by the West. The potential unrest could push the Mullahs to work faster to resolve its nuclear issues with the West and finally focus on improving economic opportunity for their downtrodden citizens.
Publisher: Wired
14 Mar 2014
A Rare Intimate Glimpse Into Private Lives in Iran
Iranian Living Rooms by photographer Enrico Bossan is a book of photographs taken in the domestic havens where Iranians, very much like the wider Western world, indulge in drink, smoking, sex and radical ideas. It s where they express the casual lifestyles that thrive despite the preferences of Iran s government
Publisher: The Washington Post
14 Mar 2014
In Iran, a battle over control of media and culture is heating up
A long-smoldering battle over government control of media and culture in Iran is heating up, as opposing political forces fight over where the limits should be drawn on access to information. President Hassan Rouhani and his supporters say that press restrictions should be reduced and that the public should be trusted with greater access to the Internet and television.