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Monthly Archives: February 2017

Iran: Slain Protester’s Mother Arrested

HRW  – The Iranian authorities have arrested and detained the mother of one of the victims of the government’s violent crackdown on protests in 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately release Shahnaz Karimbeigi, who became an activist after her son was killed and has been in Evin prison since January 25, 2017, or promptly bring recognizable criminal charges …

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Resumption of Iranian oil exports off to slow start

Al-monitor – In mid-January, an Iranian oil tanker leased to a Spanish oil company reached Europe. It called at the Port of Algeciras in Spain two days after the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and shortly before US President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. The managing director of the National Iranian …

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Senior Iranian military commander visits Moscow in violation of UN resolution

Al-Arabia – Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani traveled to Moscow, violating multiple United Nations resolutions forbidding him from leaving Iran, Fox News quoted US security sources saying. Soleimani is visiting Moscow to express his displeasure with the growing relations between Russia, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, in light of their weapons and economic deals, the report said. This …

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This is where Iranian Revolutionary Guards train militias

Al-Arabia – The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has revealed the locations of 14 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force training camps, spread in various regions in Iran. According to NCRI, These IRGC training camps are designed to train members of sectarian militia members from Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. In a press conference in Washington on …

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Joint Session On Syria Under Way In Kazakhstan

RFL/RE – Kazakhstan has said a new round of talks on the Syria conflict backed by Russia, Turkey, and Iran and endorsed by the United Nations is under way after a day’s delay. A plenary session involving Russia, Turkey, and Iran as well as delegations from the Syrian government and opposition was also announced on February 16, a Kazakh Foreign …

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Iran’s Rohani Seeks To Mend Frayed Ties With Gulf Arab Neighbors

RFL/RE – Iranian President Hassan Rohani said Iran will always seek “good neighborly relations,” and he called for greater unity between Shi’a and Sunnis, saying they had “coexisted side by side peacefully for hundreds of years.” Iranian President Hassan Rohani has sought to mend ties with his Gulf Arab neighbors on a one-day trip to Oman and Kuwait, his first …

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Trump Again Criticizes Iran Nuclear Deal, Asks Israel To ‘Hold Back’ On Settlements

RFL/RE — U.S. President Donald Trump has again vowed to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and has criticized the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers. Speaking at a February 15 news conference alongside visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump also criticized statements at the United Nations and other international bodies that he said were treating …

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Iran: 15 Prisoners Executed

Iran Human Rights –  Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran, three of the prisoners were hanged on Monday, while twelve of them were hanged yesterday. Twelve prisoners hanged at Karaj’s Rajai Shahr Prison (northern Iran): According to close sources, the twelve prisoners were executed on the morning of Wednesday February 15. Six of the prisoners …

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Revolutionary Guards Try to Silence US-Based Iranian Dissident by Arresting Her Sister

Iranhumanrights.org – Leila Haghighatjou, the sister of Fatemeh Haghighatjou, an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards to intimidate the former member of Parliament, an informed source told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “The reality is that they want to put Fatemeh’s sister, Leila, under pressure to force Fatemeh to stop her activities …

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Opposition Leader’s Son: Khamenei and Rouhani Are Responsible for Extrajudicial House Arrests

Iranhumanrights.org – The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been detained under house arrest without trial since 2011, told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that ultimate responsibility for the situation lies with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, whose “personal decision” resulted in the extrajudicial act. Mohammad Taghi Karroubi, who spoke to the Campaign from London on …

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