Al-Arabia – The commander of Iran’s air force, Brigadier Aziz Nasirzadeh, said that Iran will “eliminate Israel from the Earth” in a fiery statement to the Young Journalist Club, a website supervised by state television.
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Germany bans Iranian airline on suspicion of spying, terror
Al-Arabia – Berlin has revoked Iranian airline Mahan’s right to operate in Germany, a senior government source told Reuters on Monday, giving both safety concerns and the suspicion that the airline was being used for military purposes as reasons.
Read More »Iran re-arrests labor protest leader Esmail Bakhshi
Al-Arabia – Iranian labor protest leader, Esamil Bakhshi, has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after the judiciary denied his claim that he was tortured in custody late last year.
Read More »Mother Of Iranian Protester Who Died In Custody Says Her Son Was Murdered
Iran-HRM – Mother of Sina Ghanbari, a 23-year-old man who suspiciously died in the “quarantine” ward of Evin prison in January 2018, says her son was murdered in prison.
Read More »Israel Confirms Military Strike on Iranian Targets in Syria
VOA – In a rare public admission, Israel confirmed early Monday that it carried out airstrikes on Iranian military targets inside Syria.
Read More »A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 20, 2019
HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 20th, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Read More »Iran Arrests Activist Claiming Torture As More Bad News Emerges For Workers
Radiofarda -, a civic activist who has been campaigning to prove that she and a labor leader, Esmail Bakhshi, were tortured during their imprisonment in November-December, says she has been arrested again on Sunday January 20.
Read More »Iran Top Official Criticizes European ‘Delays’ On Trade Mechanism
Radiofarda – The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign relations Kamal Kharrazi has criticized the delay in launching a special mechanism promised by Europe to facilitate trade with Iran, in the wake of U.S. sanctions reimposition.
Read More »Iran TV Aires ‘Confessions’ of Activists Who Had Complained Of Torture In Prison
Radiofarda – Iranian state TV January 19 aired prison confessions of two labor activists and a civil activist who were arrested in November during labor protests in southwestern, oil-rich Khuzestan province.
Read More »Iran Lawmaker Says Military Budget Has Been Boosted By Parliament Committee
Radiofarda – A member of Iranian parliament’s budget reconciliation committee says it has been decided to increase the country’s military budget by around $3 billion.
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