Radiofarda – A member of the women’s faction in the Iranian Parliament says only 17 percent of managerial positions in Iran are held by women and that President Hassan Rouhani’s order to appoint women to 30 percent of managerial posts has been ignored.

Radiofarda – A Grand Ayatollah in Iran has opposed the elimination of homework for school children on religious grounds.

Al-Arabia – Iran is currently suffering from shortage and lack of water and certain policies have been put in place by the Iranian government that put the country in the current situation.

Al-Arabia – One of Iran’s defensive tactics is to bribe and employ Arab traitors for stirring up unrest in their countries. These traitors sacrifice the security of their own countries in order to serve the interest of the abhorrent Persian enemy. Prominent among these Persian proxies are those found in Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen.

Iran-HRM – The Office of the Prosecutor in the city of Karaj has refused to authorize hospital transfers for prisoner of conscience Saeed Shirzad, putting him at grave risk of losing a kidney.

RFL/RE – The European Parliament has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for the Iranian government to “immediately and unconditionally” release jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.

VOA – The death of a previously little-known Iranian dissident who was on a hunger strike to protest his detention by Iran has sparked an outcry from rights activists and other social media users.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 13th, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency(HRANA).

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