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Month: December 2019

Iraq: Iranian tear gas grenades among those causing gruesome protester deaths

Amnesty - The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, working in collaboration with Amnesty International, published new investigation on the deadly tear gas grenades…

“Today I Have Sons and Daughters Throughout Iran,” Says Slain Protester’s Mother Sentenced to Prison

CHRI - Shahnaz Akmali Summoned to Jail After Visiting Fellow Victim’s Family Less than a month after hundreds of people…

Jailed Under Lengthy Sentences, Iran’s Conservationists Suffer Ongoing Rights Violations

CHRI - Detainees Punished for Complaining That They Were Forced to Make False Statements, Says Lawyer Iranian authorities are refusing…

Iran’s Plan to Foil the Gaza Ceasefire

gatestoneinstitute.org - The protesters are saying, in other words, that the Iranian people are fed up watching their country deliver…

Lawmaker: Khamenei’s “General Policies” Undermine Parliament’s Authority

Radiofarda - Rejection of Parliament laws for not being in accordance with dictated "general policies" Of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is…

To Vote Or Not To Vote? Protests Leave Iranians Undecided About Elections

Radiofarda - The mid-November protests in Iran, during which hundreds of protesters were killed by security forces, changed many things,…

New Rocket Attack Targeting Iraq Base Housing US Troops Will Deepen Concerns

AFP -Two rockets were fired at a military base near Baghdad airport housing US troops, the 10th such attack since…

Swiss Humanitarian Channel To Iran Seen Within Months – Swiss, U.S. Officials

Reuters - A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran could be up and running within months, senior…

Foreign Investment In Iran More Than Halved Since US Sanctions

Radiofarda - A total of $784.6 million foreign finance has been directly invested in 55 projects in Iran in the…

Rouhani Says Iran Will Bypass U.S. Sanctions Or Overcome Them Through Talks

Reuters -Iran will overcome U.S. sanctions by either bypassing them or through negotiations, and it will not cross its red…