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Monthly Archives: August 2016

A Transsexual Civilian Arrested in Golestan Province

HRANA News Agency – Valiullah Vaziri, transsexual resident of Galikesh in Golestan province who had been collectively raped, was ridiculed after going to the police. After protests from this citizen to their disregard, he was detained and transferred to general crime prison in Gonbad-e-Kawoos. According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), he was …

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11 Christians Arrested in Isfahan

HRANA News Agency – Eleven members of a house church in Isfahan were arrested and transferred to an unknown location. The fate and whereabouts of detainees remain unknown. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Ilyas, Mohsen Khubyar, Edmund Khachatvryan, Mohammad Malek Khataiee, Samaneh Shahbazifar, Arash Ghodsi, Fatemeh Amini, Maryam Zenobi, Amin Ahanin, Hamid Sepidar along with another unidentified person while having gathered to worship were arrested by …

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IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE: HAMID BABAEI

Amnesty – Iranian postgraduate student Hamid Babaei is being denied access to the specialized medical care he needs, including medication. He suffers from recurrent panic attacks and has a ruptured eardrum for which he needs surgery. The authorities continue to deny his requests for medical leave. He is a prisoner of conscience. View report in English https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1346892016ENGLISH.pdf

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Iranian researchers develop new method for breast cancer treatment, replacing chemo

ISNA- Iranian researchers at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, in Tehran, along with scientists at the country’s Pastor Institute have conducted a study on effects of plasma in treating breast cancer. The pink ribbon is a symbol to show support for breast cancer awareness The results of the study showed that cold plasma is capable of killing cancer …

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Iranian Wrestler Beats Out Russian, American To Take Gold Medal In Rio

RFL/RE – Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdanicharati won gold in the men’s 74-kilogram freestyle competition at the Rio Olympics after the defeat of heavily favored competitors from Russia and the United States. Prior to the final match on August 19, American Jordan Burroughs, who won gold in London four years ago and is ranked first in the world, was stopped in …

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Turkish Foreign Minister Pays Iran a Surprise Visit

VOA – Turkey’s foreign minister says he has made a surprise visit to Iran just days after the two countries agreed to greater cooperation on Syria despite their differences. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Turkish state media on Friday that he stopped in Tehran on his way to India on Thursday. The Turkish and Iranian foreign ministers met in Ankara …

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Iran Is Using Afghan Refugees As ‘Cannon Fodder’ In Syria

dailycaller – Afghanistan’s Hazara minority is often forced to flee to Iran to escape persecution, but instead of welcoming their fellow Shia Muslims, the Islamic Republic is sending them to their death in Syria. Iran sends Afghan immigrants to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad at a substantially higher rate than its own Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and thousands of …

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Montazeri’s revelations and Iran’s crime against humanity

alarabiya – “You [Iranian officials] will be in the future etched in the annals of history as criminals. The greatest crime committed under the Islamic Republic, from the beginning of the Revolution until now, which will be condemned by history, is this crime [mass executions] committed by you.” Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri warns the Islamic Republic – the Judiciary, intelligence, the IRGC and …

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Iran’s Paradoxical Decision-Making Process

stratfor – Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has built a unique democratic-theocratic system with ample room for debate and consultation over key decisions. Still, the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, remains the cornerstone of the system, at the apex of a top-down theocratic structure. To attain office, Iran’s elected officials must be approved by government bodies appointed by the …

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