Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder was executed in Urmia Central Prison (also known as Darya Prison) this morning. According to Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Urmia Central Prison this morning. The prisoner’s identity has been established as Arsalan Yasini, around 32, who was on death row for murder. Yesterday, IHR …

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR (the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights) condemened the affirmation of Ms. Zahra Esmaeili, death sentence by the Iranian Supereme Court, due to her innocence, non-transparent trial process, and not having access to a lawyer. In the statment IOPHR “urges all democratic, and freedom-loving governments of the world, especially the member states of the …

Radiofarda – Iran’s foreign ministry announced on Sunday that Saeed Khatibzadeh, a diplomat, will be its new spokesman, after former spokesperson Abbas Mousavi was appointed as ambassador to Azerbaijan. Media in Tehran reports that his formal introduction as spokesman took place on August 16, in the presence of foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Mr. Khatibzadeh is not a well-known figure …

Radiofarda – The European Union announced Sunday that the United States is not entitled to force the reinstatement of international sanctions on Iran via the so-called “snapback” mechanism stipulated in the 2015 nuclear deal. A day earlier, President Donald Trump told reporters that Washington will pursue the “snapback” option in the coming week, after the U.S. lost a bid at …

Radiofarda – The United States’ State Department is claiming that the United Nations Security Council has failed to “hold Iran accountable” following the Security Council’s rejection on Friday of the U.S.-proposed resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran set to expire on October 18. In a statement, the State Department criticized the Security Council for proving unable to “[uphold] …

Radiofarda – In the early morning hours of August 16, 1953, Colonel Nematollah Nassiri, the commander of the Imperial Guard, delivered a decree hand-signed by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi to the office of the Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh. It was an order for the Prime Minister’s dismissal. Hours earlier, Nassiri had handed over another signed order from the Shah to …

Radiofarda – Following the United Nations Security Council’s rejection on Friday of the United States-led resolution to extend an arms embargo on Iran, the three European members of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran — Britain, France and Germany — explained their reasons for abstaining from the vote, while Iran’s allies, China and Russia, called the proposed U.S. resolution “futile” …

VOA – U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will try a controversial “snapback” to force a return of U.N. sanctions against Iran, after the Security Council rejected Washington’s bid to extend the arms embargo against the Islamic republic.“We’ll be doing a snapback,” the president said, referring to the contested argument that the U.S. remains a participant in the 2015 …

Iran-HRM – No news on the conditions of political prisoner Salar Sedigh Hamedani after being transferred to the detention center of the Intelligence Department of Urmia. Political prisoner Salar Sedigh Hamedani was displaced 12 days ago from the Central Prison of Urmia to the detention center of the Intelligence Department of Urmia. His family have no information on his conditions …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoners detained in Ward 8 of Evin Prison have rebuked the regime’s claims about the conditions in the prison during the coronavirus pandemic. The prisoner sent a letter on August 13 after the state TV’s “20:30” program on August 12 aired a report about the notorious Evin Prison, claiming health protocols are followed and no one has …