RFL/RE – British Prime Minister Theresa May stated that the UK shared the concerns of the US on Iran’s activities in the Middle East, Reuters reported on February 16.
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Could Iran Hold A National Referendum?
RFL/RE – President Hassan Rouhani’s suggestion that conflicts in Iranian society could be resolved with a constitutional referendum is stirring controversy.
Read More »Iran: Mohammad Ali Taheri On Hunger Strike In Evin Prison
Iran-HRM – Zeinab Taheri, lawyer of detained leader of mysticism group Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of the mysticism Erfan Halgheh group, confirmed that her client was on hunger strike as of February 7, in protest to “the court not accepting his chosen lawyer and his ongoing illegal detention.”
Read More »Iran: Nine Kermani Protesters Still In Custody Months After Protest
Iran-HRM – The state-run Alef website on February 15, 2018, quoted Kerman Prosecutor Dadkhoda Salari as saying that there were currently nine people arrested in Kerman for acting against the internal security of the country in recent riots in Kerman, according to the state-run Alef Website.
Read More »Iran: Young Political Prisoner Denied Much Needed Medical Treatment
Iran-HRM – Changiz Ghadamkheiri, a political prisoner exiled to Masjed Suleiman Prison in Khuzestan Province, has been denied medical treatment outside of prison despite a severe foot infection and doctors’ opinion on treatment and surgery in hospital. The political prisoner has also been told that he is not entitled to a medical leave upon orders of the Ministry of Intelligence. …
Read More »Iran, India Vow To Do More To Stabilize Afghanistan
RFL/RE – Iran and India have vowed to step up cooperation to restore peace and stability in war-wracked Afghanistan.
Read More »Iran Execution: Six prisoners, Including a Juvenile Offender, Facing Execution In Days
Iran Human Rights – At least six prisoners from different wards were transferred to solitary confinement at Rajai Shahr Prison to be executed. Omid Rostami, a juvenile offender, is one of the prisoners.
Read More »Iranian Authorities Arrest Lawyer Who Exposed Death of Protester in Police Custody
CHRI – Attorney Mohammad Najafi has been held in detention in the Iranian city of Arak since January 15, and is facing eight charges for exposing the death of a young man who died in police custody after being arrested during the recent protests in Iran.
Read More »Afrin puts Turkish-Iranian-Russian mistrust on full display
Al-Monitor – Almost a month after Turkey’s launch of Operation Olive Branch in the northern Syrian district of Afrin, there is no clear outcome. Since the beginning of the campaign, Turkey’s post-Afrin objectives remained a matter of serious concern to other players — mainly Iran — whose reaction was to distance itself from supporting the Turkish assault while simultaneously refraining from supporting the Kurdish People’s …
Read More »Iran Takes Measures To Combat Rial’s Fall To Record Lows
PayvandNews – Iran’s central bank announced measures to combat the rial’s fall to record lows one day after police cracked down on foreign exchange dealers on the streets of Tehran. The central bank’s announcement on February 15 that it will allow an increase in the interest rates paid on bank deposits came after the Iranian currency plummeted to a record …
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