Iran-HRM – Maryam Faraji, a 33-year-old civil activist who was last seen on July 5, leaving her home, went missing. There has been no news of her since her suspicious disappearance. Her cellphone has been off during this period, as well.
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ANALYSIS: Why Iran returned empty-handed from Vienna
Al-Arabia – The Joint Commission tasked to review the Iran nuclear deal ended Friday with no tangible results, Europe providing a low-temperature package to Tehran, and the regime’s mission returning him disappointed.
Read More »Pompeo Talks Tough on Iran While Visiting the Emirates
VOA -U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. wants to show Iran its actions have “a real high cost” while on a visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Read More »Names Revealed of Iranian Women Arrested for Dancing in Videos
VOA – New details have emerged about several Iranian women recently arrested in Iran for posting videos of themselves dancing on social media – arrests that have sparked an international social media backlash.
Read More »Execution of Young Man for Crime Committed at Age 14 Shows Iran’s Blatant Disregard for Children’s Rights
CHRI —The execution of 19-year old Chezani Sharahi by hanging in Iran’s Central Prison in the city of Qom on June 27, 2018, highlights the Iranian Judiciary’s complete disregard for children’s rights that are protected under international law, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. This execution and the abuses of the judiciary and …
Read More »Facing 20-Year Prison Sentence for Taking Headscarf Off in Public, Woman Flees Iran
CHRI – “Due to the Injustices of Iran’s Judicial System I Had to Leave Iran” Draconian Sentences Demonstrate the Authorities’ Cultural Tyranny
Read More »How Trump is uniting Rouhani and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Al-Monitor – Hassan Rouhani’s recent toughening of his posture toward the United States and Israel has led his conservative rivals in Tehran to embrace him and stop their onslaught on the moderate Iranian president.
Read More »Iranians outraged by Instagram dancer’s forced confession
Al-Monitor – After the Iranian authorities arrested Instagram dancer Maedeh Hojabri and forced her to confess to violating “moral norms” on state television, Iranians have begun posting their own dancing videos to show support.
Read More »Violent arrest of Mostafa Daneshjoo Sufi Attorney by armed security forces at his mother’s house.
IOPHR – Last night, seven armed agents of Irainian security forces stormed Mostafa Daneshjoo’s maternal home and arrested Mr Daneshjoo’s in the presence of his family members by violently breaking down the door of his family home and firing weapons.
Read More »Sepideh Farhan Was Sentenced To Six Years Behind Bars
Iran-HRM – Sepideh Farhan a young woman who was arrested during Dec/Jan demonstrations in Tehran and was recently freed on bail, was sentenced to six years in prison. She was informed on July 7, 2018 that the Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court had sentenced her in absentia to six years in prison on June 24, 2018.
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