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Month: August 2020

Joint Commission On Iran Nuclear Deal To Meet September 1

RFL/RE - The joint commission on the Iran nuclear agreement will meet in Vienna on September 1, the European Union…

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions On 14 Iranians Over Involvement In Human Rights Violations

RFL/RE - The United States says it is imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian individuals for their involvement in "gross…

Lawyer: Iranian Baha’i Woman Sent to Prison to Start Sentence for Practicing her Faith

VOA - An Iranian lawyer says a Baha’i woman he represents has become the latest member of the religious minority…

Jailed Rights Lawyer’s Health Deteriorated While on Hunger Strike

Iran-HRM - Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been transferred to the clinic of the Evin Prison after her health deteriorated…

Coup 53: A Re-Enactment of the British and American Role in the Overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh

Radiozamaneh - “Coup 53“, a documentary by Taghi Amirani, is an extensive visual account of the removal from power of…

Iran: Prisoner Hossein Moloudi Executed at Boroujerd Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder was executed at Boroujerd Central Prison.…

Iran: Five Prisoners Including a Woman Executed in Mashhad Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Domestic media in Iran have reported the execution of a woman convicted of murder in…

The man who said no: how Iran coerces expats to inform on friends

theguardian.com - Behdad Esfahbod was forced by the Revolutionary Guard to enlist as a foreign agent. But when they tried…

USCIRF Calls for Action on UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

Shabtabnews - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recognizes the United Nations’ second annual International Day Commemorating the…

Pompeo Defends U.S. Move To Trigger ‘Snapback’ Of Sanctions On Iran

RFL/RE - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended Washington's move to formally begin the process of activating a…