Radiofarda – Saudi Arabia has freed three Iranian fishermen detained by the kingdom’s coastguard last year, Iran’s state news agency IRNA quoted an Iranian official as saying on Tuesday, following negotiations between the two regional rivals.

Al-Arabia – The ISIS extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network poses a rising threat — as does al-Qaeda, which is much stronger in places, a United Nations report says.

Iran-HRM – One wonders why people living in provinces such as Khuzestan, located next to the largest river in Iran and cities bordering bodies of sea, are struggling with a shortage of drinking water and thirst.

Iran-HRM – Sunni prisoner of conscience Namegh Deldel, detained in Karaj’s Rajaei Shahr Prison (Hall 21 of Ward 7), has been on hunger strike since August 1, 2018, in protest to the lack of attention from authorities to his medical needs.

Iran-HRM – Nader Afshari, a political activist who was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents on August 1, 2018 during the most recent wave of popular protests in the city of Karaj, continues to be held incommunicado.

Iran-HRM – Responding to reports that at least 120 people have been arbitrarily detained in connection with two separate Azerbaijani Turkic cultural gatherings in July and August 2018, Amnesty International (AI) has called for their immediate and unconditional release. The world’s leading human-rights organization also urged the authorities drop any charges against Ebrahim Nouri and anyone else targeted solely for peacefully exercising their rights …

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – A prisoner identified as Osman Falazehi, 60, who is detained in section 4 of Zahedan’s central prison, has reportedly been denied medical care for more than two months.

Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA) – Ebrahim Noori, an Azerbaijani activist from the city of Ahar who was arrested during the Babak Fort gatherings on July 2 and sent to Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison continues to be held after almost 40 days. Mr Noori is reportedly banned from contacting his family.

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – On Sunday, August 12, 2018, a court hearing was held for Hamidreza Amini, the admin of a telegram channel, in branch 9 of Tehran’s criminal court, presided by Judge Kashkuli. Mr Amini was charged with “Insulting the Prophet” and “Blasphemy”.

Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA)- Mohammad Davari, a civil rights activist from the city of Yasouj (southwestern Iran), was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence forces on August 10, 2018, at his parent’s home. Mr Davari was reportedly held incommunicado for three days before he was transferred to Yasouj’s central prison.