Iran-HRM – Jailed labor activist Ali Nejati has been informed of new charges against him. According to Farzaneh Zilabi, the lawyer of the former head of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory Labor Union, Ali Nejati was sentenced to “disrupting public order” and “spreading propaganda” against the Iranian government.
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Trump Defends Syria Pullout After U.S. Envoy’s Protest Resignation
RFL/RE — U.S. President Donald Trump again defended his decision to withdraw troops from Syria, saying on Twitter that they were initially only going to be there for three months but have remained for years.
Read More »Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Launch War Games In Persian Gulf
RFL/RE – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched war games in the Persian Gulf, a day after a U.S. aircraft carrier entered the waterway amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Read More »A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 22, 2018
HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 22nd, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Read More »Uncertainties abound as Iran moves to privatize its two biggest soccer clubs
Al-Monitor – “Esteghlal or Persepolis?” and “blue or red?” are two questions tens of millions of Iranians have asked and answered over the years to determine which side they stand behind in a seemingly perennial rivalry between Iran’s two most popular soccer clubs. Now, the two may be sold to the private sector, as approved on Dec. 16 by a Cabinet meeting …
Read More »RSF Tells UN Iran One Of The Worst Violators Of Journalists’ Rights
Radiofarda – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet about Iran’s treatment of journalists, highlighting their frequent arrests and then denial of fair trial and proper medical attention.
Read More »Germany To Bar Iran’s U.S.-Sanctioned Mahan Air – Bild
Radiofarda – Germany is to ban flights in and out of the country by Iran’s Mahan Air, which is under U.S. sanctions over allegations it ferries troops and supplies into Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Read More »The Supreme Leader’s Soldiers: Iranian Preachers Fight Big Political Battles
Radiofarda – Popular preachers known as maddahs have large and devoted followings in Iran, where they play an important role in Shi’a Islam. But observers interviewed by RFE/RL’s Radio Farda say that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has mobilized maddahs and their gatherings for political goals.
Read More »Iran Says U.S. Troops In Syria ‘Cause Of Instability’ From The Start
RFL/RE – Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the presence of U.S. troops in Syria has been “illogical and a source of tension” from the very start, in its first official reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria.
Read More »Iran Executes Businessman Dubbed ‘Sultan Of Bitumen’ For Alleged Economic Crimes
RFL/RE – Iran has executed a businessman known as the “Sultan of Bitumen” sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, Iranian media report.
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