Sanctions
Sanctions: Who stole my medicine?
Arseh Sevom – The lives of six million patients in Iran are adversely affected due to shortages of medicine, as an immediate result of unprecedented sanctions. […]
Uncertainty Fuels Economic Woes in Iran
Interview with Dr. Sara Bazoobandi, Economic Analyst by Reza Haji Hosseini Arseh Sevom – The shadow of sanctions is over Iran. Economic sanctions with the objective […]
Iran Civil Society Review–Women Banned from Studying, yet Leading Households
August 2012 Civil Society Week-in-Review
Iran Civil Society Review – From Medals to Disaster
It was a week that began with medals and international sportsmanship yet ended with disaster as two earthquakes hit an area close to Tabriz in Northwestern […]
Iran Civil Society Review — Uncovering, International Awards, Sanctions, and Park Clean-Up
We are back from our brief break! In this week’s review, Iranian organizations and individuals receive awards for their work on HIV/AIDS while Mississippi doctors try […]
Iran Civil Society: Confessions, Covering Up, and Chicken in the News
In this week’s review, a former IRGC general writes a letter (1) which reads like a confession and covers the mass executions of the 1980s, the […]
Summary Executions for Ahwazi Arabs, Protesting Sanctions, Sorry Afghan Friends
18th of Tir Anniversary Sunday, the 8th of July 2012 marked the anniversary of the 1999 crackdown on demonstrations of Iranian students. You can read more […]
Prices Sky-Rocket, Concerts Cancelled, Show Us Your Papers, #SaveNarges
The Price of Chicken The price of chicken went up 30% last month alone, while the Financial Times reports that grain is up 55.8%; fruit 66.6%, […]
National Internet Hoax? Pay Deflates, Prices Inflate, Goldfish Released
Butcher of the Press leaves…Not! Regular readers of Arseh Sevom’s weekly review won’t be surprised to find that former Tehran prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, is topping headlines […]