Al-Monitor – The popular messaging app Telegram is seemingly drawing its last breaths in Iran as a number of reports indicate its likely imminent blocking.
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EU Edges Closer To New Iran Sanctions Ahead Of Trump Deadline
Radiofarda – European Union governments are showing more support for the idea of new sanctions on Iran proposed by Britain, France and Germany as a way of dissuading U.S. President Donald Trump from pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal, diplomats say.
Read More »Human Rights Activist Accepts Prestigious Award From Prison
Radiofarda – Iranian Physicist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize for outstanding leadership and achievements by scientists in upholding human rights, but was not able to receive the honor in person as she is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence in Iran.
Read More »Ahmadinejad’s Supporters Growing In Number And Influence
Radiofarda – Among the cacophony of voices calling for change in Iran, one stands out for being wholly unexpected—that of hardline former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Read More »Iran: 7 Prisoners Hanged In Gohardasht Prison Of Karaj
Iran-HRM – Iran on Wednesday hanged seven men, most of whom sentenced to death for murder crimes, in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran, reports indicate.
Read More »Iran Bans Telegram For Official Use Khamenei Shuts Account
Radiofarda – Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office said his account would shut down to protect national security, Iranian media reported.
Read More »IRAN WILL BUY ALL THE WEAPONS IT NEEDS, DOESN’T CARE WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS ABOUT IT
Newsweek – Iran will acquire whatever weapons it needs to keep out “invading powers” that seek to surround it the country’s President Hassan Rouhani said at a military showcase in Tehran.
Read More »Israel Hints It Could Hit Iran’s “Air Force” In Syria
Radiofarda – Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian “air force” deployed in neighboring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these could be attacked should tensions with Tehran escalate.
Read More »Iranian Rights NGO Approved For U.N Council
Radiofarda – The United Nations has approved the accreditation of a U.S. based NGO focusing on human rights issues in Iran. The Economic and Social Council of the U.N granted accreditation to the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center with a vote of 22-7. Belarus, China, Russia, South Africa, Venezuela, Vietnam and Iran voted against. The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center …
Read More »‘Negative News’ To Blame For Mental Illness, Says Iran’s Health Ministry
Radiofarda – Nearly one quarter of Iranian adults suffer from a mental illness, according a new report issued by Iran’s Health Ministry.
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