VOA — Voters who went to the polls last month in the United States’ midterm elections can rest assured that their votes were registered and counted properly.
Read More »Monthly Archives: December 2018
US Aircraft Carrier Enters Persian Gulf After Long Absence
VOA — A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed into the Persian Gulf on Friday, becoming the first since America’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May and breaking the longest carrier absence in the volatile region since at least the September 11 terror attacks.
Read More »Global Traders Halt New Iran Food Deals as US Sanctions Bite
VOA — Cargill, Bunge and other global traders have halted food supply deals with Iran because new U.S. sanctions have paralyzed banking systems required to secure payments, industry and Iranian government sources say.
Read More »A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 21, 2018
HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 21th, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Read More »Iran: Juvenile Offender Hamid Ahmadi Maledeh on Death Row
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Hamid Ahmadi Maledeh, a prisoner who is sentenced to death for an alleged murder at the age of 17, is in danger of execution in the coming months, after having been on death row after 11 years in Rash Central Prison.
Read More »Law Student Begins Six-Month Prison Term for Social Media Posts Critical of State Policy
CHRI – “They told me, ‘If you want to live in peace, stop writing, stop your activities.’” Amir Chamani Taken to Tabriz Prison, Lawyer Not Notified
Read More »Bill to Ban Child Marriages in Iran Facing Implacable Opposition by Religious Conservatives
CHRI – Legislation Banning Marriages of Girls Under the Age of 13 Remains Stalled A proposed bill seeking to ban child marriage in Iran continues to face stiff opposition amongst conservative lawmakers and religious figures, and remains stalled in parliament.
Read More »Iranian MP Calls Arrests of Protesting Ahvaz Workers “Violation of the Constitution”
CHRI – At Least 31 Steel Workers Remain Detained Eleven workers detained during protests by employees of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) in southwestern Iran between December 17-18, 2018, were released on bail December 19, but at least 31 others remain behind bars, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.
Read More »Dual National Imprisoned in Iran, Kamran Ghaderi, Struggling to Access Medical Treatment for Untreated Tumor
CHRI – “He’s Just a Businessman Who Has Done Nothing Wrong”
Read More »Netanyahu Reportedly Refused To Mediate Between Russia And U.S. On Iran
Radiofarda – Barak Ravid of Israel’s Channel 10 News has claimed in an article on Axios news website on December 20 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected “an unofficial proposal for a deal between the U.S. and Russia on Syria and Iran intended to start a wider dialogue between Washington and Moscow to improve relations.”
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