Iran Human Rights – One of the Iranian state-run media published a report about Abolfazl Chazani Sharahi, a juvenile offender who was arrested at the age of 15 and executed at Qom Central Prison, and confirmed his execution after 43 days.
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Iran: Execution of a Prisoner on Drug-Related Charges
Iran Human Rights – A prisoner was executed at Tabriz Central Prison on drug-related charges last Wednesday.
Read More »Judiciary’s Intensifying Crackdown on Defense Attorneys in Iran Must End
CHRI – 7 Human Rights Lawyers Detained or Blocked from Working in Iran in Less Than a Year
Read More »Iran’s Guardians Council Approves Anti-Money-Laundering Measures
PayvandNews – A top Iranian constitutional body has approved measures passed by parliament to bring the country more into line with international anti-money-laundering norms.
Read More »Iranian Film Festival, San Francisco: September 22-23, 2018
Iranian Film Festival – San Francisco, the first independent Iranian film festival outside of Iran, which showcases independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world, will present 48 films at its 11th annual event September 22-23, 2018. The films range from fiction, documentary, animation, short….to music video.
Read More »Iran Unveils Next Generation Missile: Media
Radiofarda – Iran unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile on Monday and vowed to further boost its capabilities, Iranian media said, at a time of rising tensions with the United States.
Read More »Khamenei Blames Rouhani For Economic Crisis, Forbids Negotiating With U.S.
Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed the Islamic Republic’s ongoing economic crisis on the Rouhani administration, and has forbidden negotiating with the United States, during a speech in Tehran on Monday August 13.
Read More »U.S., Israel Run A Spy Network in Iran, Says Former IRGC Commander
Radiofarda – A former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says “the United States and Israel have set up an intelligence organization in Iran.”
Read More »ANALYSIS: The reasoning behind Iran’s recent nuclear, military measures
Al-Arabia – The Iranian regime has recently moved up its fall military exercises, due to the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions as they say, and test fired a short-range ballistic missile. This launching comes after a pause of more than a year..
Read More »Iranian forces tasked with protecting Khamenei ‘deploy on Iraq border’
Al-Arabia – Iranian paramilitary forces deployed members of its “Al-Sabreen Brigade,” usually tasked with protecting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on the Iraqi-Iranian borders, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported on Sunday.
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