CHRI – Esmail Bakhshi’s lawyer says her client is under intense pressure to retract statements about his torture
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Bolton Counters Syria Withdrawal, Hires Iran Hawk
lobelog – National Security Advisor John Bolton is bringing reinforcements into the White House to bolster his push for war with Iran, just weeks after Donald Trump announced U.S. troops will be leaving Syria.
Read More »Death Of A Young Woman And Suspicions Surrounding A Lawmaker
Radiofarda – The death of a young woman in Malekan, northwest Iran, has led to controversy and suspicions of possible involvement by a lawmaker.
Read More »Shocking Story Of Torture And Attempts By Officials To Evade Accusations
Radiofarda – A female civil rights activist who was arrested in November and spent close to one month in detention has talked about “brutal torture” of her and a labor activist arrested with her.
Read More »Influential Iranian Lawmaker Says ‘Trump Not Worth Talking To’
Radiofarda – Denying Tehran ever requested to negotiate with Washington, a member of the influential Commission of National Security and Foreign Policy of Majles (Iranian parliament) says the Islamic Republic’s authorities believe that Donald Trump “is not worth talking to”.
Read More »Al-Qaeda Mufti Abu Hafs sheds light on Iran, Qatar influence on extremist groups
Al-Arabia – Mahfouz Ould al-Walid, known as “Abu Hafs al-Mauritani,” the former Mufti of al-Qaeda, revealed in an interview with Al Arabiya English what he described as the balanced relationship pursued by both the Iranian regime and Qatar with armed extremist groups.
Read More »Iran Says It Is Holding US Navy Veteran
VOA — Iran confirmed Wednesday it is holding U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White at a prison in the country, making him the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump’s administration.
Read More »Mother of Imprisoned Activist Describes Beatings and Threats by Interrogators to Kill Family
CHRI – Atena Daemi’s Mother: “[Torture] is not just Mr. Bakhshi’s story. It’s my daughter’s story, too.”
Read More »Iranians slam new EU sanctions as JCPOA hangs in balance
Al-Monitor – In what seemed to be fresh diplomatic pressure on Iran, the European Union announced Jan. 8 that it was freezing assets belonging to a unit of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and two of its officials. But that’s not where it came to an end. The Netherlands also leveled accusations against Iran, saying Tehran had plotted two murders on its soil. In …
Read More »Iran Tries To Appear More Defiant As Sanctions Cut Deeper
Radiofarda – Satellite imagery broadcast on CNN on Tuesday January 7, showed Iran apparently preparing to launch a remote-sensing satellite into the space.
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