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Month: August 2018

Iran’s Rohani Vows To Defeat ‘Anti-Iranian’ U.S. Policies

rferl.org - President Hassan Rohani has told lawmakers that Iran will overcome newly reimposed U.S. sanctions and will show "the…

Reimposition Of Iran Sanctions Are Legal, Justified, U.S. Tells UN Court

rferl.org - The United States says the reimposition of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran is a legal and justified national security…

Kurdish political prisoner sews lips together demanding basic rights

iran-hrm - Ramin Hossein Panahi a Kurdish man who has been sentenced to death in Iran, has started a hunger…

Iran Imprisons Tabriz University Student Accused of Attending Protests

iran-hrm - Tabriz University Student Roya Saghiri was transferred to Tabriz Prison on August 25, 2018, to serve a 23-month…

Senior Security Official Threatens Social Media Users

Iran HRM - Iranian Police Commander Hossein Ashtari has warned that anyone using social media to incite people to “insult…

Two killed, 255 injured as earthquake rocks Iran, aftershocks felt in Iraq

alarabiya - A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and…

British-Iranian Aid Worker Returned To Tehran Prison After Three-Day Release

rferl.org - British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was returned to prison in Tehran after a request to extend her three-day…

Iranian Defense Minister In Syria To Discuss Cooperation

rferl.org - Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami has arrived in Syria on a two-day visit aimed at further developing bilateral…

Iran Lawmakers Sack Economy Minister In Another Blow To President Rohani

rferl.org - The Iranian parliament has voted to remove the minister of economic affairs and finance from office, amid mounting…

RSF Criticizes Harsh Sentences For Staff Of Gonabadi Dervishes Website

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the “extremely harsh” sentences that a Tehran Revolution Court gave last week to six…