alarabiya – Tehran announced on Wednesday that it will open a new university in Syria, the Iran-based Tarbiat Modares University, as an addition to the several branches of universities and secondary schools they already established across the country.

radiofarda – The Trump administration is poised to accuse Iran of violating an international treaty that bans chemical weapons, two U.S. officials said Friday.

radiofarda – Several clergymen leading Friday Prayers in Iran have praised the execution of two gold and currency dealers in their sermons on November 16 and urged the authorities to continue their tough policy.

radiofarda – Several labor rights groups in Iran have reported that protests by Haft Tappeh (Tapeh) sugar mill workers continued on Saturday.

rferl.org – Iraqi President Barham Salih has pledged to improve bilateral ties with Iran, amid concerns in Tehran over the economic impact of renewed U.S. sanctions.

iran-hrm – Six businesses in Khorramshahr owned by members of the Baha’i faith have been indefinitely shut down by the authorities after some owners closed their establishments for their religious rituals.

iran-hrm – A U.N. committee on human rights has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop its widespread use of arbitrary detention and expressing serious concern about its “alarmingly high” use of the death penalty. The General Assembly’s Human Rights Committee adopted the resolution Thursday by a vote of 85-30, with 68 abstentions. It is virtually certain to be approved …

payvand – Iranian authorities detained seven of the environmentalists in January and the eighth in February. The seven detained in January are members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation. Another member of that foundation

radiofarda – The health of an Iranian-American dual national held in Tehran is rapidly deteriorating, his family and attorney warned Thursday as they appealed to Iranian authorities to allow him to leave for medical treatment.

iranhr.net – According to IHR sources, Milad Nouri was hanged on the morning of November 12, 2018. IHR could not yet obtain information about what he was accused of.