Radiofarda – European diplomats want to find a way to reach a compromise between signatories of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by proposing a limited extension of Iran’s arms embargo and save the agreement from total collapse, Wall Street Journal reported on June 17. Iran’s five-year arms embargo, one of the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or …

Radiofarda – After an eight-hour trip to Iraq June 17, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnasser Hemmati, announced that Baghdad had agreed to settle its gas and electricity-related debts to Tehran by providing food and medicine to Iran. The Islamic Republic state-run Mehr News Agency (MNA) also cited the newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, …

Radiofarda – For the fourth day in a row on Wednesday Iran’s coronavirus deaths that had held below 100 since April 14, went well above 100. Health officials are very concerned that a second peak may be imminent. On Wednesday the Health Ministry spokeswoman, Dr. Sima-Sadat Lari, said over the past 24 hours 120 lost their lives and more than …

Radiofarda – Thirty-nine Iranian and international human rights organizations have called for the term extension of the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights on Iran, voicing deep concern about serious violations in the country. In a joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council, the organizations accused Iran of “widespread and systematic violations of a large array of human rights,” …

VOA – An Iranian Christian rights activist whose 46-day detention earlier this year drew words of concern from U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has detained 15 other Christians as part of its long-running repression of the religious minority in the Islamic republic. Mary Mohammadi, a Tehran-based Christian convert in her early 20s, made the comments to VOA Persian in …

VOA – Turkey on Monday reiterated its opposition to U.S. sanctions on neighboring Iran, saying the coronavirus pandemic has shown that the world needs greater cooperation and solidarity.Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made the comments in Istanbul during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is the first dignitary to visit Turkey since its outbreak began …

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the planned execution of a man sentenced to death after being convicted for the rape of a child, Amnesty International said today. Farhad Salehi Jabehdar, 29, is scheduled to be executed in the Central Prison of Karaj in Alborz province this Saturday (20 June). According to a court document obtained by Amnesty …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Prisoner Ali Arjangi, has been sentenced to death for murder. He was 17 at the time of the alleged crime. Ali’s lawyer rejected murder charges and says it was conducted in self-defense. According to IHR sources, death row prisoner Ali Arjangi has been sentenced to death for an alleged crime committed when he was under …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two prisoners were hanged at Mashhad prison on Tuesday, June 9. They were sentenced to death for murder. According to the Iranian news website ILNA, a man was hanged on June 9 at the central prison of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province.  He was sentenced to death for murdering his father-in-law during a fight 9 years ago. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A death row prisoner was hanged at Ardabil prison on Monday, June 15. According to IHR sources, death row prisoner Iraj Sedighi was hanged at the central prison of Ardabil city, Ardabil province, on June 15, 2020. He was sentenced to death for murder three years ago. Iraj was held in a prison ward allocated …