Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Abbas Pouriani, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts, has announced that the case file for Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was sent to the Revolutionary Court, according to the state-run news agency, Young Journalists Club. Mr Mashaei is a close ally of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his former Vice President.

Human Rights Activists News Agency – According to the World Health Organization (WHO) statistics in 2017, nearly “800 000 people die due to suicide every year”.

Iran Human Rights –  At least six prisoners most of whom were charged with murder were transferred to the solitary confinement of Rajai Shahr Prison.

Iran Human Rights – Iranian political prisoner, Mohammad Mozaffari, received 74 lashes at Evin prison. 

CHRI – Soltani Granted Furlough to Mourn Daughter’s Death One of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers, Abdolfattah Soltani, was granted furlough from Evin Prison to mourn his daughter’s death on August 4, 2018.

Al-Monitor -As Qasem Soleimani bashed the United States for its past and present policies toward Iran at a speech in the western Iranian city of Hamadan on July 26, surrounded by posters of commanders who have died under his command, one woman sat quietly, holding in her hands a framed picture of a young man, listening eagerly to the commander of the powerful Quds Force.

Al-Monitor – As US sanctions against Iran resume Aug. 6 after the US exit from the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s top diplomat struck an upbeat tone with reporters.

Radiofarda – The first round of U.S. sanctions targeting companies continuing to do business in Iran after the U.S. pullout from the nuclear deal with Iran come into force August 7. Here is how the sanctions work and which sectors will be impacted.

Radiofarda -Former reformist President Mohammad Khatami has apologized to Iranians for “the country’s current situation,” however, he stressed that the Islamic Republic “is not on the verge of collapse.”

Radiofarda – The EU said Monday it deeply regretted the US reimposition of sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact, and vowed immediate steps to protect European companies.