Radiofarda – Security forces have reportedly attacked prisoners at the Qarchak (Gharchak) detention center in southern Tehran to stop female inmates protesting conditions at the prison.
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Russian Diplomat Says ‘Arbitrary’ Israeli Attacks In Syria Must Stop
Radiofarda – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin has called for an end to Israeli air attacks on targets in Syria, in an interview with Russian media, Sputnik reported.
Read More »U.S. Ambassador To EU Warns Companies Not to Use New Trade Mechanism
Radiofarda – U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland has warned companies not to use the trade mechanism Europe has set up to facilitate limited trade with Iran, according to Bloomberg.
Read More »Jailed Labor Activist’s Lawyer Called To Court As ‘Pressure Tactic’
Radiofarda – Reports from Iran say that Farzaneh Zeylabi lawyer of jailed labor representative Esmail Bakhshi has been called to court as a “witness” or “source of information”.
Read More »Anti-Shah Activist Says ‘The Islamic Republic Will Have To Be Abolished’
Radiofarda – Former revolutionary says Khomeini won because Shah’s army refrained from killing people.
Read More »Widely used ‘Death to America’ slogan directed at Trump, Iran leader claims
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed on Friday that the “Death to America” slogan widely used since the 1979 Islamic Revolution was directed at Trump and current US officials.
Read More »Child labors are physically and sexually abused by municipality agents
Iran-HRM – According to a video clip published by the state-run Asr Iran, child labors who work in the streets to earn meager amounts of money, are abused physically and sexually by municipality agents.
Read More »Security forces attack peaceful gathering near Iran’s Zayanderud river
Iran-HRM – Security forces on Thursday attacked a peaceful rally of hundreds of teachers to disperse the crowds near the Zayanderud River in the central city of Isfahan.
Read More »Ebadi Urges World Action to Weaken Iran Rulers on Revolution Anniversary
VOA – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said she first had doubts about the 1979 Islamic Revolution when members of the Shah’s regime were executed on the rooftop of a school housing its leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Read More »US Vows to Remain ‘Relentless’ to Deter Iran Missile Program
VOA – The United States on Thursday vowed to remain “relentless” in pressuring Iran to deter its missile program after the Islamic Republic unveiled a new ballistic weapon days after testing a cruise missile.
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