Radiofarda – President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech on Wednesday saying that Iran is facing its toughest economic situation in 40 years, but he added that U.S. sanctions are to blame; not the Islamic Republic or the current government.
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Outspoken Lawmaker Blasts Colleagues For Corruption
Radiofarda – Outspoken member of parliament from Tehran Mahmoud Sadeghi is once again taking aim at what he says is vast corruption in Iran’s government.
Read More »Former Minister Admits Taking Millions From South Koreans
Radiofarda – Three suspects implicated in a criminal case against Sarmayeh Bank, including a former government minister, have been put behind bars with bail set at ten trillion rials (roughly $240,000).
Read More »Iran Continues To Hand Down Cruel Punishments For Impoverished Convicted Thieves
Iran-HRM – A 27-year old man was sentenced to three years in prison and 74 lashes for “stealing a chicken” in Laly city in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
Read More »87th Woman Executed Under Rouhani In Iran
Iran-HRM – A woman was hanged on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in Nowshahr Prison, in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.
Read More »Europe To Launch Financial Mechanism To Conduct Business In Iran
RFL/RE – Germany, France, and Britain are set to launch a mechanism to allow financial flows to be sent to Iran that would not violate U.S. sanctions in an attempt to keep alive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.
Read More »Iranian TV Anchor Back In Tehran After U.S. Detention
RFL/RE – A U.S.-born anchor for Iran’s state-run, English-language television station has returned to Iran after 10 days of detention in the United States.
Read More »Iranian Dervish Woman’s Health Declines in Prison
VOA – A news outlet covering Iran’s Dervish religious minority says a female Dervish prisoner beaten during her arrest 11 months ago has suffered a further health decline from exposure to secondhand smoke in jail.
Read More »Eight Conservationists Tried in Iran on Basis of Retracted False “Confessions”
CHRI – First Half of Indictment Lacks Evidence, Relies on Statements Made Under Extreme Duress In their first trial session since being detained in Iran one year ago, eight conservationists learned today that the first half of their indictment is based on one detainee’s retracted forced “confessions.”
Read More »Renewed Pressure in Iran to Block Instagram After Activist’s Post About Torture Makes Headlines
CHRI – A labor activist’s widely read Instagram post alleging he was tortured while in the custody of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was never fully investigated but one judicial official did respond by suggesting that the app should be blocked to prevent a “spotlight” from being put on the government.
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