RFL/RE – Saudi Arabia and Russia are likely to agree to raise oil production next month in a bid to ease consumer worries about higher energy prices, their energy ministers have said.
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Baha’is In Iran ‘Face New Wave of Arrests,’ Says Baha’i International Community
RFL/RE – The Baha’i International Community (BIC) says Baha’is in Iran are facing a new wave of arrests and raids on their homes across different cities in the country.
Read More »Pompeo: US Will See Iran as Friend If It Accepts Demands
VOA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says if Iranian leaders accept U.S. demands to behave like a normal nation, Americans will visit Iran and treat it as a friend.
Read More »Two Confirmed Killed and 48 Injured in May 2018 Protests in Kazeroon
CHRI – Bullets fired by police in the city of Kazeroon, Fars Province, killed two men—Ali Mohammadian and Azad Omid Reza Yousefian—during protests there in May 2018 the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.
Read More »How US sanctions will impact Iranian startups
Al-Monitor — On May 8, US President Donald Trump finally carried out his threat to pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran. Agreed on by Iran and six world powers back in 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) still has the support of its remaining signatories, namely the European Union, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China. But …
Read More »Iran: Prison doctors abuse and deny treatment to persecuted women
Amnesty – Women prisoners of conscience from Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish religious community are being subjected to verbal abuse, including sexual slurs, and denied proper medical treatment by doctors and other health professionals at Shahr-e Rey prison on the outskirts of Tehran, Amnesty International revealed today.
Read More »Government ‘Meets’ Striking Truckers Demands To Prevent More Disruption
Radiofarda – The Iranian government appears to have given in to one of the demands made by hundreds of truck drivers who have been on strike since Tuesday May 22, bringing the transportation of fuel, foodstuff and other commodities to a standstill in several provinces.
Read More »IRGC Continues Saber-Rattling Against The U.S.
Radiofarda – In a statement issued on May 23, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has threatened the United States that if it attacks Iran, the leaders in Washington will end up like the deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Read More »Hackers Post Protest Messages On Mashad Airport Displays
Radiofarda – In an act of political protest, hackers took control of airport electronic sign boards at the city of Mashad in Iran Thursday evening May 24.
Read More »A Glimpse Into The Situation Of The Recently Detained Ahwazi Arabs
Iran-HRM -The following report speaks of the latest news regarding detainees of the vast demonstrations in Khozestan in March 2018. Ahwazis staged demonstrations to protest against the offense that one of the state-run TV channels made against them and what they call “racialist behavior.” Method & quantity of arrests These were all arbitrary arrests. A detainee cited that the agents …
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