rferl.org – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld death sentences given to two financial traders convicted of illegal currency trading and “disrupting the economy.”

rferl.org – A seven-country group set up to combat the international financing of terrorists has blacklisted nine individuals associated with Afghanistan’s Taliban, including two Iranian military officers and several men accused of “facilitating Iranian support to bolster the terrorist group.”

iranhr.net – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at Ardabil Central Prison this morning. Meisam Saber, 27, was convicted to qisas (retribution in kind) on a murder charge in 2013. His execution was carried out on the morning on Sunday, October 22, 2018.  

iran-hrm – Five out of the eight Iranian environmentalists who were arrested in January 2018, have been issued preliminary indictments.

iran-hrm – There are currently 11 women on death row in Shahr-e Rey prison located in a barren desert, east of Tehran. The prison which is also known as Qarchak Prison, is a disused chicken farm that is described as the largest prison for women in Iran.

payvand.com – Two teachers who participated in a peaceful sit-in for teachers’ and education rights in Iran this week remain behind bars five days after they were arrested.

radiofarda. – Five young women have been sentenced to spend time in prison for participating in protests last August, reports from Iran say.

radiofarda – A French senator visiting Iran said on Sunday that European nations are seeking to ensure at least one Iranian bank stays connected to the world after the US imposed new sanctions against the country.

radiofarda – A new batch of US sanctions announced on October 16 targeted some 20 companies and financial institutions that finance Basij Resistance Force, a paramilitary organization linked to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

iran-hrm – The condition of political prisoner Saeed Shah Ghaleh, who was imprisoned for 18 years without a single day of leave, is reportedly very poor.