Iran-HRM – The workers of the Ilam Petrochemical Plant were sentenced to prison and lashes on after being charged with “disrupting public order and peace” on October 14 by the 104th Branch of the Ilam Penal Court.
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Iran Executions: 12 Prisoners Hanged in One Day at One Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – 12 prisoners were hanged at Kerman Central Prison Thursday morning.
Read More »Iranian men & women teams nominated for the World’s Best National Futsal Teams
PayvandNews – Iran’ men’s and women’s futsal teams have been nominated for the best national team in the world. The Iranian outfits won the AFC Futsal Championship and are vying with eight other teams to win the UMBRO Futsal Award 2018.
Read More »Iran Conservatives Bent On Punishing Outspoken MP
Radiofarda – Iran’s influential Guardian Council (GC) has pressed charges against Tehran’s outspoken MP, Mahmoud Sadeghi, who has accused the council of “financial corruption”, GC’s spokesman disclosed on Friday, December 6.
Read More »US warns imprisoned Iranian activist in imminent danger
Al-Arabia – The State Department is warning the life of an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist is in imminent danger.
Read More »Iran’s Rohani Slams U.S. Sanctions As ‘Economic Terrorism’
RFL/RE – Iranian President Hassan Rohani has denounced U.S. sanctions as “economic terrorism,” and predicted if they succeed and Iran is weakened, the West will be flooded by illegal drugs.
Read More »U.S. Seeks Extradition Of Chinese Executive In Iran Sanctions Case
RFL/RE – U.S. authorities are seeking the extradition of a top executive of China’s Huawei Technologies over charges that she misled U.S. banks over the company’s business dealings with Iran.
Read More »Family Planning Scholar Arrested on Vague Accusations in Tehran
HRW – Authorities Treat Experts as ‘Infiltrators,’ Deny Access to Lawyer.
Read More »Iranian Authorities’ Refuse to Allow Christian Convert Ebrahim Firoozi to See Dying Mother
CHRI – While battling breast cancer for the past year, Kobra Kamrani’s only wish was to see her son Ebrahim Firoozi, a Christian convert who was imprisoned in Iran for alleged missionary activities.
Read More »Iran Executive Says EU Has Not Renewed Steel Exports Deal
Radiofarda – A member of Iran Steel Association says that the European Union has not renewed the agreement to buy Iranian steel, pending the possible launch of a barter arrangement of trade, called Special Purpose Vehicle or SVP.
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