Iran's "Axis of Resistance:" Different Groups, Similar Goals
By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) - Iran's so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant …
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By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) - Iran's so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant …
Documents leaked by the hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali (Ali's Justice) appear to show clandestine actions against journalists of Persian-language media operating outside of Iran, including those affiliated with RFE/RL's Radio Farda, by the Iranian judiciary.
Voters in Iran will go to the polls on March 1 in elections that are likely to solidify hard-liners' hold on power. The elections come amid rising anti-establishment sentiment among the public and are the first since unprecedented nationwide protests in 2022.
The number of Christians arrested in Iran jumped sharply in the last six months of 2023, according to a religious rights group, which called on the government to “immediately and unconditionally” release all Christians detained on charges relating to their faith and religious activities.
The Czech Republic has extradited a man facing charges in the United States for plotting the murder of a prominent critic of Iran's government.