Iran has arrested Javad Emam, spokesperson for the Reformist Front coalition, amid a widening crackdown on dissent. His arrest comes days after U.S. and Iranian officials held talks in Oman. Authorities have also detained activists, filmmakers, and other reformist figures critical of the government. Emam is at least the fourth Reformist Front member arrested in […]
Narges Mohammadi
Iranian Nobel Prize laureate given new prison sentence
An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi to a new prison term of seven and a half years, according to a statement released on Sunday by the Narges Foundation, a group supporting her. Read More: Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Mohammadi, 53, who has spent decades campaigning […]