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Monthly Archives: April 2021

Iranian MP: China will Help Us Conquer Cyber Space

Iranwire – Mahmoud Nabavian, deputy chairman of the Article 90 Parliamentary Committee, said that Iran has lost control of the Internet within the country and that it is important for Iranian authorities to reassert its control with the help of the Chinese. In an interview published in Mehr News Agency on April 11, Nabavian, referring to the details of the …

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Of Ostracism and Abundance: A Visit to an Iranian Drug Rehabilitation Center

Iranwire – A lot has been said about the unbelievable rates of drug addiction among different age groups and demographics in Iran. Numerous studies have been conducted into this social phenomenon, but in most of the published reports, the addicts themselves are notable for their absence. Do today’s drug users and addicts resemble those of times gone by? What socio-economic …

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Iran Blames Israel For Suspected Sabotage At Nuclear Facility, Vows Revenge

RFL/RE – Iran has vowed to take “revenge” for an alleged act of sabotage at its main Natanz nuclear site that it blames on its archenemy Israel, an incident that could overshadow diplomatic efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said an act …

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14 executions in a week marks escalation on the eve of Ramadan

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime has resumed executions after a 20-day hiatus around Nowruz holidays, putting to death at least 13 people, 10 of whom were convicted of drug related charges. On April 11, a prisoner identified as Morteza Kabiri was executed in Isfahan Prison after being convicted of drug charges. Three more prisoners in Isfahan Prison are believed to …

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IRAN: HALT IMMINENT EXECUTION OF MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE

Amnesty – Amnesty International urges the head of Iran’s judiciary to immediately halt the planned execution of a man sentenced to death for the rape of a child. Yesterday, Iranian officials transferred Farhad Salehi Jabehdar, 30, to solitary confinement in the Central Prison of Karaj in Alborz province in preparation for his execution, which is scheduled to take place at …

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Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi: One Year in Evin Prison Without Lawyer or Trial

Iran Human Rights (IHR)- It has been a year since two elite Sharif University students were arrested. After two months in solitary confinement, they were transferred to Ward 209 of Tehran’s Evin Prison under the control of the Ministry of Intelligence. Given the Islamic Republic’s track record of obtaining false confessions under torture, Iran Human Rights warns of impending heavy …

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Trade Unionist Jafar Azimzadeh Released from Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Free Workers Union of Iran, Jafar Azimzadeh has been released from Rajai Shahr Prison after completing his sentence. According to Iran Human Rights, Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Free Workers Union of Iran, Jafar Azimzadeh who was held at Rajai Shahr Prison, was released …

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Prisoner Bayazid Rashidi-Hashtiani Executed in Urmia, Iran

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – At least one prisoner sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Urmia Central Prison last night. According to Iran Human rights, a man was executed in Urmia Central Prison on the evening of April 9. His identity has been established as Kolhar village native, Bayazid Rashidi-Hashtiani, who was around 40 years old and …

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Iran: Between Illusion and Reality

gatestoneinstitute.org – As for voter turnout, we now know that the regime has set the stage for an “historic event”. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief Gen. Hussein Salami says the “Supreme Guide” has ordered “an epoch-making turnout” that his force will help assemble. [I]t is clear that the “Supreme Guide” will not tolerate the slightest deviation from the course he …

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US defense secretary makes first Israel visit by Biden official, Iran on agenda

Al-Arabia – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday on the first visit by a senior representative of the Biden administration, whose stance on Iran has worried Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Austin was due to meet Netanyahu and Israeli defense …

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