Radiozmaneh – Kazem Darabi, who was convicted of involvement in the Iranian state-sponsored assassinations of dissident Kurds on German soil, ended up serving 15 years behind German bars. Darabi has recently published a book denying his involvement and bringing the story of the Mykonos murders back to life. Plaque for the victims of the Mykonos assassination If you have been …
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Qoliyan and Bakhshi Held Without Bail or Access to Lawyers for Almost Two Months, Transferred to Prisons in Ahvaz
CHRI – Despite the apparent end of investigations by judicial authorities against labor activist Esmail Bakhshi and freelance reporter Sepideh Qoliyan, the two have not been offered bail and continue to be held, without access to a lawyer, for almost two months, awaiting trial. No date has been set for the trial. The Haft Tappeh workers union news channel on Telegram on March …
Read More »Japan win epic clash against IR Iran
The-AFC.com A 38th minute free-kick from Takuya Akaguma decided what was a sensational, see-sawing match, after the Continental heavyweights were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation time. The loss comes as a crushing blow to Iran, who will miss the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after having qualified for seven of the last eight editions, and finishing third …
Read More »Billions Of Dollars Involved In Two Corruption Trials In Iran
Radiofarda – A statement made by the National Iranian Petrochemical Industries Company (NIPIC) on Wednesday March 13, revealed that the Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC), the center-piece of a major financial scandal being investigated at a Tehran court, has failed to return 500 million euros of its debts since 2013. Reza Hamzelou the main figure in the huge petrochemicals exporting scandal …
Read More »U.S. Looks To Cut Iran Oil Exports ’20 Percent’ To Below 1 Million Barrels A Day
RFL/RE – The United States wants to slash Iran’s crude-oil exports by some 20 percent beginning in May by demanding that importers reduce purchases or face U.S. sanctions, Reuters news agency reports.Reuters on March 13 quoted two sources familiar with the matter in its report, quoting one as saying the “goal right now is to reduce Iranian oil exports to …
Read More »US Says Sanctions Have Cost Iran $10 Billion in Oil Revenue
VOA — Iran has lost $10 billion in revenue since U.S. sanctions in November have removed about 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude from global markets, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday. Brian Hook, the State Department’s special representative on Iran, said in remarks at the CERAWeek energy conference that due to a global oil …
Read More »A Former Judge Responsible for Mass Executions Consolidates Leadership Positions
Radiozamaneh – Ibrahim Raisi, a former judge responsible for 1988 mass executions in Iran has emerged as one of the most powerful figures of Iranian politics in recent days. A failed hardliner candidate in previous presidential election, Raisi is now considered to be the main contender to replace supreme leader Ali Khamenei in future. Ibrahim Raisi (L) is thought to …
Read More »Widow of Dual National Who Died in Iranian Custody Sues Judiciary for Banning Her from Travel
CHRI – Kavous Seyed-Emami’s widow, Maryam Mombeini, filed the suit on March 6, 2019, against Amir Nasseri, the judiciary’s security chief at Tehran’s Evin Prison where her husband died while held in solitary confinement there for interrogations in February 2018. “From now on, we are going to file objections everywhere we can against this unlawful travel ban so that eventually …
Read More »Iran Asking Canada For Extradition In A Financial Case
Radiofarda – Iran’s General Prosecutor says that Tehran has referred to Interpol the case of a woman in Canada accused in his country’s petrochemicals scandal and expects extradition. The news website of Iran’s Judiciary quotes Mohammad Jaafar Montazeri as saying that an arrest warrant for Marjan Sheikholeslami has been issued and sent to Interpol, and he hopes “they will cooperate”. …
Read More »Thousands Of Actors And Filmmakers In Iran On Secret Blacklist
Radiofarda – Thousands of Iranian actors, filmmakers, and other artists are on a secret blacklist banning them from performing or presenting their work publicly, a former director of Iran’s state-run radio and TV has revealed. Former Director-General of the Iranian State Radio & TV (IRIB), Mohammad Sarafraz, undated. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run entity that monopolizes all …
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