Iran Human Rights- A prisoner was hanged at Nur (also spelt as Noor) Prison on murder charges last Sunday.

  CHRI – Serious Concern Expressed for Unlawful Executions and Arbitrary Detentions

CHRI – Iranian authorities have relocated the buried corpse of a deceased member of the Baha’i faith to a different cemetery without the family’s permission, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.

CHRI – Workers from the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (NSIG) in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, held rallies November 10-14, 2018, demanding two months of unpaid salaries and in protest against the unannounced and sudden halt of production at the plant.

Radiofarda – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is taking heat from conservatives over his recent remark that “money laundering is rampant in the Islamic Republic.”

Radiofarda – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Monday called on the international community to put an end to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programme, and reiterated the kingdom’s support for U.N. efforts to end the war in Yemen.

Radiofarda – Iranian hospitals are dealing with a shortage of nearly 100,000 nurses, according to Parliament’s Health Commission Speaker Heidarali Abedi.

Al-Arabia – Tensions in Iran’s society are running high due to increasing poverty, skyrocketing prices and unemployment, alongside escalating oppression. Public anger is on the rise due to drastic economic/social pressures and we are reaching the tipping point. This is far more alarming for those sitting on the throne in Tehran.

Iran-HRM – Labour rights groups in Iran have reported that security forces attempted to violently repress protests at the Haft Tappeh sugarcane company in southeastern Iran arresting several protesting workers.

RFL/RE – Following days of protests by workers in Shush, southwest Iran, the labor union at the Haft Tappeh sugar factory reports that up to 19 workers have been arrested by security forces.