Iran-HRM – Iranian lawyers Arash Keykhosravi and Qasem Sholeh Sa’di who had been arrested on August 18 for taking part a protest rally in front of regime’s parliament, have been sentenced to a total of 12 years in jail.
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Khomeini’s Great-Grandson Fends Off Firestorm Over ‘Luxurious’ Lifestyle
RFL/RE – The great-grandson of the famously ascetic leader of Iran’s 1979 revolution*, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has been forced to defend his seemingly lavish lifestyle.
Read More »A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 10, 2018
HRNA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 10th,2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists NewsAgency (HRNA).
Read More »Student Activists Educate Iran’s President About Political Repression at University Campuses
CHRI – Four months after 19 university students in Iran were issued harsh prison sentences for attending protests, the country’s president declared that Iran’s “universities are the freest in the world.”
Read More »121 Nobel Laureates Urge Khamenei to Free Imprisoned Dual National Ahmadreza Djalali
CHRI – In an open letter published December 9, 2018, 121 Nobel Laureates have called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to ensure that ailing Iranian Swedish dual national Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician and scholar who specializes in disaster medicine, receives the “best possible medical care,” is “treated humanely and fairly,” and to “allow Dr. Djalali to return home to his wife and children …
Read More »Iran judiciary upholds another death sentence for economic corruption
Al-Monitor – In an attempt to address economic issues and root out corruption, Iran’s judiciary has handed out another death sentence and dozens of long prison sentences for economic charges.
Read More »The unlikely war between Iran, Hezbollah and Israel
Al-Monitor – The more the tension rises between Israel and its regional foes Iran and Hezbollah, the more the talk of war becomes louder. This dynamic has been at play for years; as each side gains more power, the greater the public fear of war. Yet the possibility of a real war occurring keeps falling despite all the hot air.
Read More »Hardline MP Says Half Of Parliament Bent On Overthrowing Regime
Radiofarda – A former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and current MP has accused 50% of his colleagues in Majles (Iranian parliament) of seeking the demise of the Iranian regime.
Read More »Iran Can Expand Range of Ballistic Missiles- Guards Commander
Radiofarda – Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a broader range, a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars News agency.
Read More »MP Says ‘American Spies’ Visited Iran As Civilian Experts
Radiofarda – Members of a “US military group” who visited Iran were “presumably” spies, the chairman of the Public Works Commission of Iran’s parliament has said.
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