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Month: April 2021

USCIRF Reiterates its Call to Urgently Increase the Refugee Ceiling

Shabtabnews– The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) joins in the calls on President Joseph R. Biden to immediately…

Calculating The Economic Cost of Iran’s Nuclear Experiment

Iranwire - On Tuesday the third round of talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ended in…

Fears Growing for Five Protesters on Death Row

Iranwire - Five people were arrested and sentenced to death over protests that broke out in Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan province,…

Political prisoner remains in limbo amid Coronavirus threat

Iran-HRM- Jailed dissident Majid Khademi has been in limbo for 15 months in Behbahan Prison in Khuzestan Province. He has…

US, EU Should Seek Release of Dual-National Hostages in Tandem with Nuclear Talks

CHRI —The situation of dual-nationals and foreign persons taken hostage and imprisoned by the Iranian government has not only remained…

Death penalty 2020: Middle East and North Africa dominates list of world’s top executioners

amnesty - Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ruthlessly persisted with executions, defying the unprecedented challenges posed…

Iran opposes interim deal in ‘complicated’ Vienna talks

Al-Monitor - "There is no discussion whatsoever on an interim deal," declared Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, as Tehran and…

Iran cancels Quds Day for second year in a row

AL-Monitor - Iranian officials have canceled this year’s Quds Day rallies due to coronavirus concerns. The annual Iranian-led event aimed…

Iranian intelligence minister tests positive for COVID-19

Al-Arabia - Iran’s minister of intelligence Mahmoud Alavi has tested positive for COVID-19, the Rouydad24 news website reported on Monday.…

Confusion around the death of Hejazi: Iran’s general in Yemen, Lebanon, Venezuela

Al-Arabia - Top Iranian commander Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi was a key figure for the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen…