Shabtabnews –

Radiofarda – Prominent economist Masoud Nili, an adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, has warned that the protests that overwhelmed Iran in December and January could “reoccur and spread” if the government fails to win the nation’s confidence.

Radiofarda – A worker who was fired from a municipality in Iran’s Kerman Province set the mayor and his car on fire.

Radiofarda – Statistics concerning the number of dilapidated trucks still on Iranian roads vary between 127,000 and 202,000. The country is suffering the consequences of too many older trucks in recent decades as they highly pollute the air and debilitate road transportation.

Radiofarda – The chairman of Tehran City Council and a council member have confirmed receiving the resignation letter of reformist Mayor Mohammad-Ali Najafi amid conflicting reports of his decision to step down.

Iran-HRM – According to reports, detained Dervish Kianoush Abbaszadeh was once again transferred to the Shapour Police Station.

Iran-HRM – The death sentence of political prisoner Ismael She Bakhsh held in Zahedan Prison was confirmed by the Supreme Court during the last few days. The 30-year-old prisoner was arrested two years ago by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and was sentenced to death in a show trial.

Iran-HRM – Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee, two civil rights activists detained in Qarchak Prison of Varamin, were beaten by prison guards and were transferred from quarantine to another section in this prison in the morning. The two prisoners stressed that since their transfer to this prison was illegal in the first place, they have to be returned to Evin …

Iran-HRM – Two brothers were publicly hanged early morning today in Gachsaran, south west Iran‌, according to the state-run Rokna news agency. They were charged with armed robbery from a jewelry during which they killed two tradesmen late 2017.

RFL/RE – Iran has signed a $742 million deal with Russian state-owned energy firm Zarubezhneft to boost production at two oil fields in the country’s west.