by Zamaneh Media — 18July 2022 A recent HRANA report claims a Dutch citizen is imprisoned in Iran. According to HRANA, the Iranian Human Rights Activists news agency, “Kees Lunenburg” has reportedly been sentenced to five years in prison for the alleged charge of “collusion against national security.” In an…

by Zamaneh Media — 14July 2022 The Stockholm District Court in Sweden has issued the verdict in the trial of a former Iranian Judiciary official, Hamid Nouri, 61, who was involved in the mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988: Nouri is sentenced to life imprisonment. On Thursday…

by Farzad Seifikaran — 23June2022 On April 13, 2022, Zamaneh published an interview with Atena Daemi, a former political prisoner and children’s rights activist, about the child trafficking gangs she encountered in Qarchak Prison in Varamin. The gangs she described kidnapped young girls to “sell their hymens” at high prices…

by Farzad Seifikaran —21June 2022 In an interview, Atena Daemi, a children’s rights activist and former political prisoner who was recently released from prison after serving her sentence, told Zamaneh about a member of a child trafficking gang she met in Qarchak prison. These gangs abduct young girls in order…

by Zamaneh Media — 18June 2022 Mazut is one of the many products produced at crude oil refineries, but also, one of the cheapest and most polluting amongst such products. Its use is prohibited under international law in various areas. As Dr. Keyvan Hosseini, a lecturer at the University of…

by Nasim Roshanaei — 14June2022 Once a military institution, Khatam Al-Anbiya (KAA) has assumed an economic mission thanks to the support of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Presently, KAA undertakes multi-billion-dollar projects in the most lucrative sectors of Iran’s economy and dictates terms and conditions even to the government. How has…

by Zamaneh Media — 8June2022 Since the end of April, dozens of civil and labor activists have been arbitrarily detained in Iran in what has been recognized as a mass state crackdown on civil society. While contact and updates on the status of detainees has been limited, union sources reveal…

by Zamaneh Media — 14May 2022 The Iranian government’s decision to cut subsidies for essential food items has led to price hikes for items such as bread, poultry, egg, dairy, and cooking oil sparking protests in Iran. The spreading protests entered their third night on Friday, May the 13th. Protesters…

by Zamaneh Media — 9May2022 Civil activist couple Keyvan Mohtadi and Anisha Asadollahi, two active writers and translators, were arrested by security agents at their Tehran home on Monday, May 10. In an Instagram story shared by Keyvan Mohtadi, a short video shows the security officers arriving to arrest them…