Radiofarda – The top State Department official dealing with Iran announced that the issue of family members of senior Iranian officials residing in the United States will be looked upon.

Radiofarda – Five labor and civil rights activists detained by the Iranian security forces have been released, the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (SWTSBC) announced on December 11, hours after reporting their detainment.

Al-Arabia – Two launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by Arab coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Al-Arabia – In the middle of December last year, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned of the expectation of mass protests and responded by dispatching special patrols of Basij forces in order to create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation across the country to prevent any expression of popular dissent.

Iran-HRM – Human rights sources have reported that steel factory worker, Meysam Al Mehdi was arrested today at his home and was taken to an unknown location.

RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to travel to New York on December 12 to participate in a UN Security Council meeting on Iran.

HRNA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 11th, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists NewsAgency(HRNA).

Iran Human Rights (IHR) –  A Prisoner was executed at Urmia Central Prison on December 10, 2018.

Al-Monitor – Earlier this month, an interim agreement on free trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was approved at the regional body’s summit in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. After relevant legal procedures in Iran are fully carried out, the deal is expected to take effect as of early 2019. 

Al-Monitor – Telegram has become the biggest social networking app in Iran, used by millions of individuals and entities. The app, founded by Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov, allows users to set up groups and “channels” for communication and is believed to have played a significant role in mobilizing anti-government protests that hit Iran in late December 2017 and early January 2018. In the wake of the deadly …