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Month: August 2020

Prisoner Executed at Sanandaj Prison, Another Due to be Executed Tomorrow Morning

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

Iran says it will not pay to replace Ukraine jet shot down near Tehran in January

Al-Monitor - The head of Iran’s insurance regulation agency said European insurance companies, not Iranian ones, should pay compensation for…

Iran shutters newspaper after expert questions virus numbers

AP - Iran shut down a newspaper on Monday after it published remarks by an expert who said the official…

Iran’s Rial Regaining Value As Central Bank Injects $2.5 Billion Into Market

Radiofarda - Iran's national currency regained 10 percent of its value on Monday after the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)…

Pompeo Says UN Should Heed A Request By GCC To Extend Iran Arms Embargo

Radiofarda - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Middle Eastern countries want the renewal of the United Nations arms…

Khamenei Appointee Lashes Out At Powerful Insiders, Military For Not Returning Properties

Radiofarda - Parviz Fattah, the head of Iran’s Mostazafan Foundation, a multi-billion financial conglomerate operating under the aegis of Ali…

Why Are Fingers Pointed At Hezbollah In Beirut Explosion?

Radiofarda - Although the ammonium nitrate that caused the massive explosion in Beirut on August 4 is not directly linked…

Lebanese government on verge of collapse after 3 ministers, 8 MPs resign

Al-Arabia - Lebanon’s government is on the verge of collapsing after the resignation of more ministers from Prime Minister Hassan…

Kurdish Political Prisoner Heydar Ghorbani at Risk of Imminent Execution in Iran

Iran-HRM - Heydar Ghorbani, a Kurdish political prisoner in Iran is facing imminent execution. On Wednesday, August 5, Branch 27…

GCC Unites to Seek UN Extension of Iran Arms Embargo

VOA - The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has asked the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on…