CHRI – Detained labor activist Esmail Bakhshi was hospitalized after being tortured under interrogation, according to Iranian labor sources.
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Appeals Court Upholds One-Year Prison Sentence Against Azeri Activist Convicted Without Due Process
CHRI – An Iranian Appeals Court upheld a one-year prison sentence against Kiumars Eslami for his alleged separatist “pan-Turkish” activities, according to a verdict issued on November 22, 2018, a copy of which has been viewed by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
Read More »Jane Goodall Among 132 Conservationists Calling for Jailed Colleagues to Receive Fair Trial in Iran
CHRI – Dozens of conservation practitioners and scholars, including renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, have issued an impassioned defense of eight of their colleagues who have been detained in Iran since January 2018 without due process and charged with crimes that could carry the death penalty.
Read More »Crackdown on Defense Lawyers in Iran: Amirsalar Davoudi Not Heard From Since Arrest
CHRI – Davoudi Eighth Human Rights Attorney to Be Jailed in Iran in Last Six Months
Read More »IRGC-Affiliated Media Report Dual National Among Group of Researchers Arrested in Iran
CHRI – An unknown number of university academics, including a dual national, who allegedly researched state population policies have been arrested in Iran, according to state media outlets.
Read More »Iran reintroduces fuel cards to combat smuggling
Al-Monitor – Smuggling in general and fuel smuggling in particular have continuously undermined the Iranian economy for a long time. Over the past few months, after the sharp devaluation of the Iranian rial, fuel smuggling has increased and it is estimated that 10 million to 20 million liters of fuel, i.e., 12-24% of Iran’s daily consumption (especially diesel and gasoline), is smuggled out …
Read More »Iran Faces ‘Chronic Challenges’ Beyond US Sanctions: Speaker
Radiofarda – Iran is facing “chronic challenges” that existed long before US sanctions were reimposed, the influential parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday.
Read More »Iran Tells France To Show ‘Self-Restrain’ In Dealing With Protestors
Radiofarda – Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi has advised the French government and police “to be self-restrained” in dealing with protestors.
Read More »Iran Braces Itself For Low Oil Exports In New Budget Forecast
Radiofarda – Iran’s Economic Coordination Council has forecast a more than 50 percent decline in the country’s oil sales in the next Iranian fiscal year which starts in March 2019.
Read More »Iran Backs Yemen Peace Talks, Wants End Of Crisis – State TV
Radiofarda – Iran backs U.N.-sponsored Yemen peace talks, Iranian state TV reported on Monday, saying Tehran was ready to help find a political solution.
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