Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Maryam (Massoumeh) Karimi who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for the murder of her husband, has been executed in Rasht Central Prison after the victim’s “next of kin” refused to forgive her or accept diya (blood money) instead of retribution. According to informed sources, as next of kin, “her daughter carried out the execution of her mother.” Iran …

Al-Arabia – Yemen’s Houthi forces fired a missile on Sunday at a school in the Taiz region where pro-government forces are stationed, killing 15 soldiers, as well as three children who were nearby, two residents and military sources said. The residents told Reuters the children – two brothers and their relative – were in the area when the missile struck …

Iranwire – French tourist Benjamin Brière has appeared in court in Iran to defend himself against charges of “espionage” and “propaganda against the regime”. The 35-year-old was arrested 10 months ago and has been held in Vakilabad Prison ever since. He had driven his van via a scenic land route from France to Iran and documented parts of the journey on social …

VOA – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the country’s state TV reported. The report quotes Guard commander Gen. Hossein Salami as saying that cruise and ballistic missiles will empower the force’s navy even more. The TV report showed footage of scores of missiles in an enclosed space resembling an underground …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime’s maritime forces opened fire on a group of fule traders, killing a young man in a southern Iranian port on March 12 and pursued other boats that fled the area. Folowing the fatal shooting of Baluch fuel traders, angry locals staged a protest gathering near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on Friday. The protesters burned …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed at Urmia Central Prison. According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner was executed in Urmia Central Prison in the early hours of this morning, March 14. His identity has been established as 32 year-old Bukan native, Nasser Valizadeh, who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Nasser …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Governments in the Middle East have a valid reason to be concerned about the nuclear deal. They have already witnessed its negative consequences. [T]his would have not been the outcome if Israel and other regional powers had been part of the negotiations. The composition of the current negotiating team, similar to the previous one, completely excludes those on …

gatestoneinstitute.org – “The mosque is a gift from Qatar but it’s not free. I have always said that they will expect something in return, and this shows that they are making some claims for their money.” — Lars Aslan Rasmussen, Copenhagen city councilman. Officials from nearly all of Denmark’s main political parties have expressed their support for the bill to …

Al-Monitor – A series of sabotage incidents on Iranian tanker ships headed to Syria in recent years were carried out by Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. More than a dozen Iranian tankers were hit with sea mines and limpet mines en route to Syria, where they were scheduled to offload fuel to aid the cash-strapped regime in Damascus in violation …

Shabtabnews – In a statement a group of MEPs demanded that the ” THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF BEHNAM MAHJOUBI AND TO ADHERE TO ARTICLES OF THEIR OWN LAW, WHICH PROVIDES PRISONERS WITH APPROPRIATE CARE AND MEDICINE. “ For the full text of the statement see below link: MEP’s demand the Iranian government to investigate the death …