Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Hamid Ahmadi Maledeh, a prisoner who is sentenced to death for an alleged murder at the age of 17, is in danger of execution in the coming months, after having been on death row after 11 years in Rash Central Prison.
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Bill to Ban Child Marriages in Iran Facing Implacable Opposition by Religious Conservatives
CHRI – Legislation Banning Marriages of Girls Under the Age of 13 Remains Stalled A proposed bill seeking to ban child marriage in Iran continues to face stiff opposition amongst conservative lawmakers and religious figures, and remains stalled in parliament.
Read More »Iranian MP Calls Arrests of Protesting Ahvaz Workers “Violation of the Constitution”
CHRI – At Least 31 Steel Workers Remain Detained Eleven workers detained during protests by employees of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) in southwestern Iran between December 17-18, 2018, were released on bail December 19, but at least 31 others remain behind bars, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.
Read More »Netanyahu Reportedly Refused To Mediate Between Russia And U.S. On Iran
Radiofarda – Barak Ravid of Israel’s Channel 10 News has claimed in an article on Axios news website on December 20 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected “an unofficial proposal for a deal between the U.S. and Russia on Syria and Iran intended to start a wider dialogue between Washington and Moscow to improve relations.”
Read More »MPs Criticize Government For Neglecting Alarming Deforestation
Radiofarda – A local MP from western Iran and nine other members of the Iranian parliament have officially accused President Hassan Rouhani and Islamic Republic officials of neglecting the “tragedy” of deforestation in Western Iran.
Read More »No Money To Replace Dangerous Stoves That Killed Four Students – Minister
Radiofarda – While Iran is mourning the tragic death of four pre-school girls in a classroom blaze, the Islamic Republic’s Minister of Education says, with the budget allocated to his department, it will take seven to eight years to replace dangerous oil heaters with safe heating systems.
Read More »Iraq Receives 90-day Extension To Iran Sanctions Wair
AP – The U.S. has granted Iraq a 90-day Iran sanctions waiver to allow it to continue to import electricity from Tehran, the State Department told the Associated Press on Friday.
Read More »U.S. Defense Chief Mattis To Leave, Says Views Not Fully ‘Aligned’ With Trump
Radiofarda – U.S. Defense Chief Jim Mattis will be leaving his post early next year, saying in his resignation letter that his views are not fully “aligned” with President Donald Trump and citing policies toward Russia and China as among the differences.
Read More »Erdogan declares support for Iran, defies US sanctions
Al-Arabia – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey did not approve of US sanctions on Iran, as they would lead to destabilization in the region, Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Read More »Iranian Authorities Take Repressive Measures Against Protesting Workers
Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities took repressive measures against steel and sugarcane workers after weeks of protests over delays in salaries.
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