Al-Arabia – From September 23 we have been witnessing a new round of strikes launched by truck drivers throughout Iran and the movement quickly gaining a nationwide spirit. This is the fourth episode of such protests by truck drivers and owners in the past four months alone.
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Yemeni army confirms death of top Houthi leader allied to Iran
Al-Arabia – The Yemeni army announced the death of Iran-allied Houthi militia leader Hussein Yahya Ksheima and around 40 fighters.
Read More »Turkey orders arrest of suspects in $419m financial probe linked to Iranians
Al-Arabia – Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 417 suspects in a money laundering investigation over the transfer of some 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) to bank accounts abroad, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Tuesday.
Read More »Political Prisoner Sentenced To Extra 3 Years In Jail
Iran-HRM – Iranian judicial authorities have charged political prisoner Soheil Arabi with new charges, extending his jail sentence.
Read More »Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report – September 2018
Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report – September 2018
Read More »France Freezes Iranian Intelligence Assets Over Suspected Bomb Plot In June
RFL/RE – France says it has frozen the assets of Iran’s Ministry of Security and Intelligence, as well as of two Iranian men thought to be members of the country’s intelligence service.
Read More »US Calls Iranian Missile Strike Targeting Syrian Militants ‘Reckless’
VOA – The United States has criticized an Iranian missile attack on purported militant targets in eastern Syria, calling it “reckless, unsafe and escalatory.”
Read More »IRAN: TEACHER TRADE UNIONIST IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE: MOHAMMAD HABIBI
Amnesty – Imprisoned Iranian teacher and trade unionist Mohammad Habibi is in poor health and is being denied the urgent specialized medical care he needs. He is a prisoner of conscience, serving 10 and a half years in prison solely for exercising his human rights. He must be immediately and unconditionally released.
Read More »A female juvenile offender and two men were hanged in Iran
Iran Human Rights – Zeynab Sekanvand, a juvenile offender who was 17 years old when arrested for the murder of her husband, was executed this morning at Urmia prison along with two other prisoners. Despite ratifying several international covenants banning the death penalty for offences committed at under 18 years of age, Iran remains the world’s biggest executioner of juvenile …
Read More »Iran: 14 Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinement In Preparation of Execution
Iran Human Rights – At least 14 prisoners, most of whom were sentenced to death on murder charges, were transferred to the solitary confinement of Rajai Shahr Prison.
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