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Monthly Archives: January 2021

Year After Iran Downed Ukrainian Plane, Victims’ Kin in US, Canada Want Justice

VOA – Relatives of those killed by Iran’s shoot-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane last January say they do not want blood money from Tehran but rather an international trial to hold its leaders accountable, a procedure contingent on overcoming lengthy hurdles under global conventions. The Jan. 8, 2020, downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 by Iranian missiles shortly …

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Annual Report 2020 – Amputation and flogging sentences widely practiced in Iran

Iran-HRM – Flogging and amputation sentences are among the cruelest punishments commonly used by the Iranian regime. International human rights organizations and the UN have time and again censured Iran for issuing and carrying out such verdicts. At least 19 flogging verdicts were carried out in 2020 against labor activists, religious and ethnic minorities, protesters and ordinary citizens. Dozens of …

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Baluch prisoner Hassan Dehvari undergoes savage tortures before execution

Iran-HRM – In a voice recording emerged from inside Iran a Baluch political prisoner who was recently executed said that he was tortured to make confessions. Baluch prisoner Hassan Dehvari, 28, was executed along with 21-year-old Elias Qalandarzehi, and Omid Mahmoudzehi on January 3, 2021, in the city of Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeast Iran. According to Mohammadreza Faqihi, lawyer to …

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Iran: No Justice for Victims of Downed Plane

(HRW) – Iranian authorities have failed to conduct a transparent and credible investigation into the shooting down of Ukraine International Airline flight 752 on January 8, 2020, which killed all 176 passengers and crew onboard, Human Rights Watch said today.Iranian authorities should commit to a genuinely transparent investigation and cooperate with international bodies to uncover the truth and provide the victims’ families …

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IOPHR Statement regarding the suspicious Sanchi oil tanker collision and shipwreck

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR, in regards to the suspicious Sanchi oil tanker collision, stated that : “After three years, the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still unknown, and neither the Iranian nor the Chinese government’s officials have shed any clarity in this regard. Therefore, both governments are either neglecting or failing in their duties to the families …

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Iran identifies ‘all’ those involved in killing of top nuclear scientist: Official

Al-Arabia – Iran has identified and will be arresting all those involved in the assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a deputy Iranian defense minister said Wednesday. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “All the culprits and perpetrators of the assassination of martyr Fakhrizadeh have been identified,” Iran’s Nour …

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Iraq court issues arrest warrant for US President Trump over Soleimani killing

Al-Arabia – A Baghdad court has issued a warrant for the arrest of US President Donald Trump as part of its investigation into the killing of a top Iraqi paramilitary commander. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, the deputy head of Iraq’s largely pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network, …

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Debunking the Rothschilds Conspiracy Theory: From Frankfurt to Tehran

Iranwire – The Rothschild conspiracy theory is an age-old myth that a single European Jewish banking family has the power to control world events. It has deep antisemitic roots, and over time has been used as a vehicle to promote different forms of hate. This widespread fantasy was later imported to Iran and given a local flavor, again to achieve political …

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Taxi Drivers of Tehran: We Can’t Breathe

Iranwire – Deteriorating air quality in Tehran has recently been making headlines. Recently, on some days the level of contaminants in the air was so high it was declared dangerous for some vulnerable members of the population to leave their homes. Some scientists believe bad air quality can also impact on people’s ability to recover from Covid-19, which can cause …

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The Tragic Suicide of a Teenager Who Had No Dreams

Iranwire – They did not teach him to dream, so in many ways, suicide might have been predictable or expected. This is the simplest way to describe the story and life of Reza, a former child laborer. Reza appeared on a television show six years ago aired by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), and the remarks he made on the program were widely …

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