Open conflict between rival factions of Iran’s regime over renewed war and foreign infiltration exposes a deepening crisis at the top of power. As the anniversary of the November 2019 uprising approaches, the central question is whether these divisions will create greater space for...
With poverty reportedly reaching 40 percent and some 34 million people facing extreme poverty, Iran’s deepening livelihood crisis exposes the limits of temporary relief and raises fundamental questions about the distribution of national...
Nine months after promising a one-million-toman food voucher following the removal of preferential exchange rates, the regime has yet to deliver the promised increase. Meanwhile, rising food prices, new eligibility restrictions, and plans...
The proposed “Virtual Space Regulation” law would expand security control over online activity, enforce identity verification, and preserve a lucrative censorship-driven market as millions of Iranians depend on internet access for their livelihoods.
Iran’s regime has...
What began as a weekly hunger strike by political prisoners has grown into a nationwide and international campaign challenging the regime’s execution apparatus, with support from families, resistance activists, political figures, and human...
Mai Sato’s report to the UN General Assembly describes thousands killed, at least 29 executions linked to January’s protests, more than 4,000 reported arrests on national-security charges, and worsening economic hardship as the...
From Rasht and Ahvaz to Tehran, Kermanshah, Isfahan, and Shush, retired workers and pensioners denounce soaring prices, inadequate pensions, corruption, and the imprisonment of workers, teachers, and political dissenters.
Years of Work, Yet No Security in Retirement
Iranian retirees are once again taking to the streets to demand their basic rights, denouncing a system in which decades of work have failed to secure even a dignified retirement. On October 18, 2026, pensioners from the Social Security Organization, as well as retired steel and mining workers, staged protests in several cities, linking their economic grievances to broader opposition to repression, executions, and corruption.
From Rasht and Ahvaz to Kermanshah, Tehran, Isfahan, and Shush,...
A 230 percent tuition increase at one medical university, rising dormitory costs, deteriorating food services, and mounting living expenses are making higher education increasingly...
The proposed “Virtual Space Regulation” law would expand security control over online activity, enforce identity verification, and preserve a lucrative censorship-driven market as millions of Iranians depend on internet access for their livelihoods.
Iran’s...
A Geological Survey official warns that land subsidence now affects nearly 100,000 square kilometers of Iran, with previously isolated zones merging across large parts of the country.
Iran’s environmental crisis is taking an increasingly...
From villages receiving drinking water for only two hours a day to muddy tap water in Ahvaz and repeated blackouts in Tehran, Iran’s infrastructure crisis is increasingly becoming a crisis of survival.
For millions...
The Iranian Resistance reports a series of retaliatory actions in Tehran and several other cities following an attack by regime forces on market vendors, with incidents targeting Basij facilities, regime banners, and other...
Protest leaflets and photo messages denounce the Iranian regime’s president during his November 2 visit, accusing his government of executing young people and innocent...
Forty-seven Iranian associations across Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France had urged Belgian leaders to reject the promotion of the shah’s son, warning that...
Spain’s National Court prosecution seeks prison sentences of up to 27 years for seven defendants in the Madrid shooting, linking the attack to Tehran’s...
In a letter to Belgium’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, 16 prominent figures argued that the former shah’s son represents a dangerous alternative...
