Iran-HRM – With a capacity now detaining 15,000 people, the Evin Prison has built a reputation of Iran’s rampant political repression.
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Family Of Labor Rights Activist Threatened By Intelligence Agents
Iran-HRM – Wife of labor rights activists Jafar Azimzadeh, has been threatened by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to report her husband.
Read More »Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Returned to Prison
Iran Human Rights – Abdolfattah Soltani, attorney at law and human rights activist, went back to Evin prison earlier today following the denial of his furlough extension request.
Read More »A Grand Ayatollah Is Chastised For Meeting With Reform-Minded Politicians
Radiofarda – The Chairman of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has lambasted a Grand Ayatollah for meeting with a handful of pro-reform political figures, including former President Mohammad Khatami.
Read More »IRGC Recruits Desperate Afghans To Fight And Die In Syria
Radiofarda – The Iranian government continues stands accused of sending members of its Afghan minority to Syria as part of the country’s military operations. As a result, the United States has announced a wave of new sanctions targeting businesseswhich provide financial support to these paramilitary structures.
Read More »MP Says Senior Positions Being Auctioned Off To Highest Bidders In Iran
Radiofarda – A member of Majles (Iranian parliament) has accused President Hassan Rouhani’s government of placing high positions at the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare under the hammer.
Read More »WATCH: Iranian harasser tells woman she ‘deserves rape’ for not wearing hijab
Al-Arabia – An Iranian man unleashed a tirade of abuse against an unveiled woman on the streets of Tehran, telling her that she “deserved to be raped.”
Read More »Istanbul Summit Ends With Call For UN-Backed Process To End Syrian War
RFL/RE – The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France, and Germany have reiterated calls for a UN-backed political process to end the war in Syria that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Read More »Iran’s Rouhani Reshuffles Economic Team
VOA — Iran’s parliament approved a government economic reshuffle Saturday, days before new U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports take effect, after President Hassan Rouhani said Washington was isolated among its allies in its confrontation with Iran.
Read More »Trump Faces Complaints That New Iran Sanctions Are Too Weak
VOA — A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress who are concerned that sanctions to be reimposed on Iran early next month won’t be tough enough.
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