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Month: December 2019

Iran Jails At Least 8,000 Following November Protests

Radiofarda - Three weeks after the start of anti-government protests in Iran there are still conflicting reports on the number…

Iran Again Resorting To Televised Confessions Of Critics, Protesters

Radiofarda - The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's call for airing the "confessions of the rioters" on Wednesday means a number…

Iran Activists Declare Mourning Days For Protesters Killed In November

Radiofarda - In a move reminiscent of mourning days for "martyrs" in the months leading up to the 1979 Islamic…

Son Of Khamenei’s Representative In Manchester Running For UK Parliament

Radiofarda - The son of Iranian Supreme Leader’s representative in Manchester has been selected by Liberal Democrats as a candidate…

Iran’s Currency Drops 8 Percent In Wake Of Protests, Fuel Hike

Radiofarda - Iran’s currency rial lost more value Wednesday against major currencies reaching a low of 130,100 against the U.S.…

NY-Based Iranian Activist Sues Khamenei And Others At US Federal Court

Radiofarda - An NY-based Iranian anti-compulsory-hijab activist, Masih Alinejad has filed a lawsuit against the Islamic Republic Judiciary and its…

Iran To Air Confessions Of ‘Organized Rioters’ While Showing ‘Compassion’ Toward Others

Radiofarda - Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani claimed in a speech on Wednesday that some of the protesters who took to…

Khamenei orders Iran unrest victims treated as ‘martyrs’

Al-Arabia - Iran’s supreme leader has agreed that people killed in nationwide unrest last month who had no role in…

Iran moving short-range missiles into Iraq: NYTimes report

Al-Arabia - Iran is using the current upheaval in Iraq to secretly move and stockpile short-range ballistic missiles in its…

Large numbers protest in Iraq’s Tahrir Square as politicians discuss future

Al-Arabia - Large numbers of protesters have been reported entering Baghdad’s Tahrir Square as protests continue in the country, according…