Radiofarda – A year after the Islamic Republic authorities claimed that a prominent Iranian-Canadian environmentalist and university professor had committed suicide in prison; the Judiciary spokesman says that he does not know anything about the suicide.
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‘I am a human rights professor,’ Iranian FM Zarif responds to question on rights abuses
Al-Arabia – Responding to a question regarding Iran’s human rights abuses, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, said “I am a human rights professor, I have taught human rights for over 30 years,” at the 2019 Munich Security Conference.
Read More »Iran’s Khamenei warns govt about deception by European states
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned his country’s government not to be deceived by European signatories of the nuclear deal with major powers, now under threat after a US withdrawal.
Read More »Two Young Men At Risk Of Execution For Crimes Committed As Juveniles
Iran-HRM – The family of a young man who was sentenced to death at 15 years old were informed by prison authorities that their son would be executed soon.
Read More »Australia Says ‘Sophisticated State Actor’ Hacked Lawmakers, Parliament
RFL/RE – Australia says a “sophisticated state actor” was responsible for a cyberattack on Australian lawmakers earlier this month, most likely carried out by a foreign country.
Read More »Saudi Minister: Iran Harboring al-Qaida’s “Board of Directors”
VOA— Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of harboring what it said was “the board of directors of al-Qaida” and rejected charges Riyadh was behind last week’s suicide car bombing that killed against 27 personnel of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Read More »The Fate Of Khamenei’s Twitter Account Remains Uncertain
Radiofarda – Although some reports say Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Twitter account has deleted an offending post which led to its “temporary suspension” by Twitter on Friday, others say it is “read only” mode.
Read More »Police In Tehran Fire In The Air To Disperse Protests Against Hijab Enforcement
Radiofarda – The Iranian government’s official news agency (IRNA) has confirmed reports that police in a working-class neighborhood of Tehran fired shots in the air Friday February 15 evening after residents had a clash with morality enforcement agents.
Read More »Iranian FM says European efforts for trade fall short
Al-Arabia – Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that a European mechanism to trade with Tehran fell short and that France, Britain and Germany needed to do more to show their commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
Read More »US-Europe divisions over Iran deal mark this year’s Munich security conference
Al-Arabia – Divisions between the United States and Europe over the Iran nuclear deal marked this year’s Munich Security Conference as US Vice President Mike Pence and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took each other to task.
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