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Month: November 2016

Iran: Macabre propaganda videos feature forced ‘confessions’ of executed Sunni men

Amnesty - Iran's authorities have used crude propaganda tactics to dehumanize death penalty victims in the eyes of the public…

Iran: Broadcasting injustice, boasting of mass killing: A case study of August 2016 execution of 25 Sunni men in Iran

Amnesty - On 2 August 2016, 25 Sunni men were executed in Iran for the vaguely worded crime of "enmity…

Will Iran attract international oil firms in post-sanctions era?

Al-monitor - The signing of a heads of agreement (HOA) between Paris-based Total SA, China National Petroleum Corp. and Iran's…

Tehran fights for breath while officials pass the buck

PayvandNews  - While air pollution in Tehran has reached critical levels for seven days in a row officials keep shifting…

Former Terrorist Group To Enjoy Close Ties to Rumored Trump Cabinet

PayvandNews - Donald Trump's rumored picks for key foreign-policy positions have already set off alarm bells about the future administration's…

Khamenei Says Iran Indifferent To U.S. Election Outcome

RFL/RE - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said his country is indifferent to the outcome of the U.S.…

U.S. House Votes To Renew Iran Sanctions, Sanction Syria’s Backers

RFL/RE - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation to renew a decades-old Iran sanctions law and impose…

Iran’s Basij commander: United States will fall by 2035

alarabiya -Commander of Iran's Basij forces Mohammad Reza Naghdi has said that the United States will collapse in less than…

UN committee flags Iran over human rights

alarabiya -A UN committee on Tuesday urged Iran to cease enforced disappearances and the widespread use of arbitrary detention and…

Iran: Nine Prisoners Executed

Iran Human Rights -Iranian authorities executed at least nine prisoners. Eight of the prisoners were reportedly hanged on drug related…