Iran-HRM – Farshid Naseri, a Sunni prisoner held at Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj, who is now serving the eighth year of his 12-year prison term, started a hunger strike on Saturday June 16 in protest to the non-rebate on punishment and not permitted to take a leave.
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Iranian nationalities meet in Barcelona on ‘right to self-determination’
Al-Arabia – The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in partnership with the Centre Internacional Escarré per a les Minories Ètniques i les Nacions (CIEMEN) and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), organized an international conference in Barcelona on the recent events in Catalonia and the struggle of the Catalonian democratic movement to exercise the right to decide.
Read More »Iraq’s Maverick al-Sadr Moves Closer to Iran
VOA — Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric who emerged as the main winner in Iraq’s parliamentary elections last month, campaigned on a platform to end sectarian politics and replace it with a government that puts Iraqis first.
Read More »Hardline Clerics Lambast Idea of Direct Talks With U.S.
Radiofarda – A prominent hardline cleric and several Friday prayers leaders in various parts of Iran have harshly criticized the idea of holding direct talks with the United States.
Read More »Pompeo Fires Back After Zarif’s List Of Demands
Radiofarda – A day after Iran’s foreign minister set out preconditions paving the way toward rapprochement between Tehran and Washington, his American counterpart has fired back with a series of tweets.
Read More »Jailed Iranian Rights Lawyer Rejects Bail Offer
RFL/RE – A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer who was arrested on June 13 has refused to post bail, Iranian news agencies have reported.
Read More »Iran accuses rights lawyer Nasrin Sotouded of state security offences
Al-Arabia – Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh faces prosecution on state security charges following her arrest in the capital last week, her husband said on Saturday.
Read More »Iranian General nicknamed ‘TOW missiles trainer’ killed in Syria
Al-Arabia – Iranian media have reported on Saturday the killing of Brigadier General Shahrokh Dayeepour, one of the Iranian field commanders in Syrian Aleppo.
Read More »Iran Revolutionary Guards: Our frontlines are in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon
Al-Arabia – Iranian officials occasionally boast about their meddling in the affairs of neighboring countries, but the most recent example of this was seen when the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corp, Brigadier General Hussein Salami, described the interference as an art practiced by the Islamic Republic in the region.
Read More »Open Letter: Distinguished Iranian Women Call on FIFA to Demand Iran End Its Ban on Women in Stadiums
CHRI —In an open letter, prominent women of Iranian origin including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo and legendary singer Googoosh have urged the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to demand that Iran end its discriminatory ban on women in stadiums.
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