Al-Arabia – A picture of Baghdad council member , Ali Jaafar al-Alaq, has sparked a debate over the past couple of days between Iraqis on Twitter, even though it was captured from an old videotape.

Iran-HRM – Ali Nejati, a member of the Haft Tappeh Workers Management Board of Directors, was taken to the hospital due to his deteriorating health in prison, a telegram channel set up by a worker’s union reported.

Iran-HRM – Labor activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was arrested and transferred to an unknown location on December 12 after six state security forces inspected his home in Tehran without a warrants.

VOA – The U.S. Baha’i community has welcomed a resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning Iran for “state-sponsored persecution” of minority Baha’is in the Islamic Republic.

gatestoneinstituteorg – After the mullahs’ party imposed Sharia law in Iran and made it the official unquestionable law of the land, the authorities immediately changed the age of legal marriage to 9 for girls and 13 for boys. After 40 years, the Sharia-based law has not changed.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 14th, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

CHRI  — Adding its voice to an increasingly international call, the European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a motion urging the Iranian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally release” prominent human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh.

Radiofarda – The intervention of Islamic Republic’s Supreme leader has interrupted the process of presenting Iran’s new budget bill for approval. Khamenei wants to review the budget himself before parliament takes it up.

Radiofarda – Iran has welcomed the first major diplomatic breakthrough in peace talks among Yemen’s warring parties.

Radiofarda – A senior official of Iran’s Judiciary has said on December 13 that former tycoon, Babak Zanjani will be executed after he returns what he owes the Islamic Republic.