Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – In a September 18, 2018 session of the Computer Crimes Investigation Court, journalist and media activist Hassan Shemshadi was read charges on a case file for which he had already been summoned and charged twice.
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Bulletin on September 2018 Baha’i Crackdown
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – An intense wave of human rights violations has seriously undermined the Iranian Baha’i community over the past two weeks.
Read More »A Brief Look at an Executed Political Prisoner’s Case
iranhr.net – Mohammad Abdollahi, a political prisoner, was hanged along with four other people at Urmia Central Prison in August 2016. After three years, Iran Human Rights has obtained some pieces of evidence indicating multiple
Read More »Ailing human rights defender forced to return to prison after surgery leave
iran-hrm – Critically ill prisoner of conscience and human rights defender Arash Sadeghi, was returned back to prison only three days after a surgery and despite his further need of special medical care.
Read More »Iran hangs nine young men in Adel Abad Prison of Shiraz
iran-hrm – Early Saturday morning Iran hanged nine men convicted of rape in Adel Abad Prison of Shiraz, south-central Iran, the state-run Mehr News Agency reported.
Read More »In Just Six Months, Iranian Universities Expelled 50 Baha’i Students For Their Religious Beliefs
payvand.com – “This not only impacts the future of these young students but is also harmful to Iran’s future as talented, energetic individuals are robbed of the ability to study and work in society,” Fahandej said in an interview with the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on September 18.
Read More »ISIS falsely claims responsibility for Ahwaz attack, Iranian opposition says
alarabiya.net – An Ahwazi political group has refuted claims that ISIS carried out the deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz on Saturday, killing at least 29 people, including 12 Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and injuring 60 others.
Read More »Iranian Official Claims Saudis Knew About Impending Attack On Their Embassy
radiofarda – Iranian Parliament Speaker’s special aide for foreign policy has claimed that there is a document indicating Saudi Arabia knew about the January 2016 attack on its embassy in Tehran a week ahead of the actual assault.
Read More »Trump Lawyer Giuliani Says Sanctions Will Eventually Bring Down Iranian Government
rferl.org – Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer of U.S. President Donald Trump, says U.S. sanctions are causing economic pain on Iran that will eventually lead to the downfall of the Tehran government.
Read More »Iran’s Rohani Blames Gulf State, IRGC Vows Revenge For Deadly Attack
rferl.org – Iranian President Hassan Rohani has blamed Arab separatists for a deadly attack on a military parade and accused an unnamed U.S.-backed Persian Gulf state of supporting them.
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