Al-Monitor – Farhad Meysami, a physician and human rights activist, began a dry hunger strike Sept. 8 to protest his imprisonment on the charge of spreading “propaganda against the establishment.” Meysami was arrested in July for possession and distribution of a badgestating his opposition to the compulsory hijab and for expressing solidarity with the protests against mandatory veiling earlier this year, which resulted in the arrests of …
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An ancient engineering feat that harnessed the wind
BBC – “I have water air conditioning too, but I prefer sitting under my natural air conditioning. Reminds me of old times,” Mr Saberi said, gesturing to the badgir (wind catcher) that we were sitting under. “More chai?”
Read More »US State department condemns human rights violations in Iran
Shabtabnews – Spokesperson Nauert, Senior Policy Brian Advisor Hook, and Ambassador Michael Kozak brief the press on human rights in Iran at the Foreign Press Center in NewYork City on September 28, 2018. In the briefing Ms Nauert condemned the Iranian regime’s oppression of religious minorities like Gonabadi Sufis, Bahia’s, & Christian converts.
Read More »Iran-Backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad Names New Leader
Radiofarda – The Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad says it has named a new leader.
Read More »30 days of lack of information about the whereabouts of eight Gonabadi Sufi prisoners
Shabtabnews – The families of these eight Sufis have received no information about their physical condition or their location for the last 30 days.
Read More »Lack of visitation rights for Sufi’s in Fashafiyeh prison
Shabtabnews – 19 Sufi’s imprisoned Fashafiya Prison , who are all on hunger striker ,were banned from meeting their families on the orders of the prison authorities .
Read More »Nuclear Deal Was Not A Magic Wand For Rouhani – Iran In New Crisis
Radiofarda – U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani both attended the U.N. General Assembly in New York, amid a new phase of tension between the two countries following the unilateral U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
Read More »Iranian Force Warns Saudi Arabia, UAE Over Its ‘Red Lines’
Radiofarda – Iran’s hard-line Revolutionary Guard has warned Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates not to interfere in the country’s internal affairs or cross its “red lines” in the wake of the terror attack on a military parade that killed 24 people.
Read More »Argentina Asks ‘Friendly’ Countries Not To Shelter Iran Suspects
Radiofarda – Almost 25 years after the bombing of a Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has asked friendly countries not to receive or protect or grant diplomatic immunity to any of the Islamic Republic officials who have an international arrest warrant out in their name.
Read More »Shiraz Councilman Arrested For ‘Protecting Baha’i Sect’
Radiofarda – A member of Shiraz city council has been arrested Thursday evening on charges of “protecting Baha’i sect”.
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