iranhr – According to the IHR sources, Hassan Fakhri, a citizen of Sarab city, was executed on the early morning of Tuesday, November 27.
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Death of Satirist Alireza Rezaei in Exile Prompts Outpouring of Grief from Iranians Forced by State Repression to Flee Iran
iranhumanrights – The death in exile of prominent Iranian satirist Alireza Rezaei has prompted an outpouring of grief by his compatriots inside and outside Iran, who lament not only his death but also the brutal personal cost of exile and the cruelty of a state that will not abide by freedom of expression.
Read More »UN Experts: Iran Must Protect Women’s Rights Advocates
iranhumanrights – GENEVA – UN PRESS RELEASE (29 November 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called on Iran to guarantee the rights of human rights defenders and lawyers who have been jailed for publicly supporting protests against the mandatory wearing of the hijab in Iran.
Read More »Pompeo Says Reducing Ties With Saudis Will Encourage Iran
radiofarda – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Iran has no interest in easing the suffering of Yemen’s people and “the Mullahs don’t even care for ordinary Iranians”.
Read More »Iran Prosecutor Says Imprisoned Ecologists Were ‘Israeli, US’ Agents
radiofarda – Iran’s attorney general has said that imprisoned ecologists were agents of influence for Israel and the United States and there are documents proving the charge.
Read More »U.S. Accuses Iran Of Violating UN Arms Export Ban, Says Iranian Threat Growing
rferl.org – The U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program.
Read More »Meeting of US State Department’s Special Representative For Iran on Human Rights Violations of Iranian Regime
Shabtabnews – On Tuesday 27th November, there was special Round table meeting within the US Senate building, on the topic of Religious Freedom in Iran, with the US State Department’s Special Representative on Iran, Brian Hook, and the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Mr Brownback.
Read More »Khamenei Tells Commanders To Boost ‘Power and Readiness’
Radiofarda – Supreme Leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday asked the commanders of Iran’s navy to increase “power and readiness” so that “enemies will not dare to threaten the Iranian nation”.
Read More »Hardline MPs Mull Motion Aimed At Unseating Speaker Larijani
Radiofarda – Days after rumors and then action started against Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in parliament, now there is a move among hardliner MPs against the well-connected speaker of parliament.
Read More »Prominent Ayatollah Comes To Zarif’s Defense
Radiofarda – A prominent and influential conservative ayatollah has come to the defense of Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is facing a call for impeachment by a group of MPs.
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