RFL/RE – Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has launched the kingdom’s first nuclear research reactor as part of a plan to diversify the kingdom’s energy mix and acquire nuclear capabilities, state media reported.
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Verdict Bulletin on 202 Gonabadi Dervishes
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Since coming to the defense of their spiritual leader in what came to be known as the “Golestan Haftom” incident, the Gonabadi Dervish religious minority has faced unprecedented pressure from Iranian authorities.
Read More »Update on Arrested Shirazi Baha’is
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – Baha’i citizen Bahareh Ghaderi, who was arrested September 15th, was released Saturday, November 3rd on a bail of 200 million tomans [approximately $13,500 USD] pending completion of her investigation.
Read More »Two Months of Interrogations for Three Citizens, then Zahedan Prison
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- On Thursday, November 1, 2018, three prisoners from Sarbaz County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province were transferred from an Intelligence office to Zahedan Prison after two months of interrogations.
Read More »Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Ardakan Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at Ardakan Prison on Saturday, November 3.
Read More »“Cookie Distribution,” Other Peaceful Activities Get Elderly Tehran Bus Driver 5+ Years in Prison
CHRI – Tehran bus union activist Ebrahim Madadi has lost his appeal against the five-year, three-month prison sentence he was issued for engaging in peaceful labor activism.
Read More »People With Albinism Struggle to Access Crucial Treatment and Support in Iran
CHRI – A recent speech by a UN official calling on countries with hot climates to implement measures that would enable people with albinism to access skin cancer treatments has highlighted the lack of such a policy and accessible support for people living with albinism in Iran.
Read More »US gives Iraqis an out on Iran sanctions
Al-Monitor – As Iran sanctions went into effect today following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear accord, Washington has agreed to grant Iraq a key exemption that would spare it from some of the most damaging effects.
Read More »Iran to fight US sanctions but will leave door open for talks
Al-Monitor – In his latest statements regarding the reimposition of US sanctions, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani struck a defiant tone. But he left the door open for future talks with the United States despite the fact that such a process would only occur in the distant future.
Read More »Iranian architects receive nominations at 2018 MEA Awards
PayvandNews – Twenty-one designs and architects from Iran are among the nominees for the 2018 Middle East Architect Awards, which were announced by the organizers last week.
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