PayvandNews – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on a state visit meant to enhance bilateral ties.  President Rouhani was officially welcomed by his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, upon arrival in Ashgabat on Tuesday.

iran-hrm.com – The death sentence for a young woman was confirmed by the Supreme Court, according to the state-run Aftab news agency. The woman named Mojgan is charged with murdering her husband two years ago in July 2015 when she was 21.

iran-hrm.com – Iranian Kurdistan’s Court of Appeal has upheld an eight-year prison sentence for Afshin Hossein Panahi on charges of “spreading propaganda against the establishment” and “cooperating with an opposition Kurdish party through attending in a traditional ceremony.”

iranhumanrights – Seven environmentalists who were arrested in Tehran nearly two months ago remain in detention with no or extremely limited access to legal counsel while their families are being kept in the dark about any charges against them.

iranhumanrights – A provocative comment by a high-level official in Iran has resulted in renewed fears among the public that the government may soon block access to the country’s most widely used private messaging app, Telegram.

radiofarda – Following a Mach 26 meeting, the top officials of Iranian government’s executive, legislative and judiciary branches have stressed that the need for national cohesion and attending to the nation’s financial problems should be on top of their agenda.

radiofarda – The Islamic Republic, along with China, Syria, Turkey, and Vietnam, held its position as one of the five largest prisons for journalists in the world as of the end of the last Iranian year ending March 21, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) told Radio Farda.

rferl.org – A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia is accusing Iran of supplying Yemen’s Huthi rebels with the ballistic missiles used to attack Riyadh over the weekend and said it is weighing an “appropriate” response.

Radiofarda – The Iranian rial fell to a record low on Monday, breaking through the 50,000-to-the-dollar mark for the first time as analysts blamed uncertainty from Washington.

Radiofarda – Chief Commander of the Islamic Republic’s regular army has once again threatened Israel with total annihilation. Referring to a comment by the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said, “We will finish off Israel’s life within less than 25 years.” Khamenei had asserted earlier, “I would say that they [Israel] will not see …