Radiofarda – German exports to Iran have dwindled since the United States pulled out of the international nuclear deal with Tehran, data showed on Friday, despite Berlin’s attempts to shield companies from renewed U.S. sanctions against Tehran.
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How will the approaching US sanctions affect Iran’s economy?
Al-Arabia – The second round of the United States sanctions on Iran, which starts in the beginning of November, targets the heart of the Iranian economy through disrupting the flow of foreign capital.
Read More »Dozens Of Political Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike After Prison Guards’ Attack
Iran-HRM – 72 political prisoners in ward 12 and 13 of Urmia Central Prison has launched a hunger strike protesting a raid carried out by prison guards and special anti-riot units in this prison on Tuesday.
Read More »Watchdog Warns Iran Could Be Blacklisted Unless It Acts Against Terrorism Funding
RFL/RE – A global financial watchdog has given Iran until February to crack down on terrorism funding or risk further sanctions on its struggling economy.
Read More »U.S. Agencies Again Warn Of Foreign Interference In Elections By Russia, Iran, China
RFL/RE – U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies issued another warning about foreign interference — by Russia, China, Iran, and others — in the upcoming congressional elections and other elections in the future.
Read More »Haley Blasts Iran Over Alleged Use of Child Soldiers
VOA – U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley strongly condemned Iran for its alleged recruitment and use of child soldiers in battlefields across the Middle East.
Read More »Open Letter: Reza Khandan Echoes Public Support of an Ailing Farhad Meysami
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Imprisoned civil rights activist Reza Khandan has published a letter calling attention to fellow activist Farhad Meysami’s mistreatment by prison authorities, who are reportedly unmoved by the steep decline of Meysami’s health since he declared hunger strike on August 1st.
Read More »Watered Down Domestic Violence Bill in Approval Stage Six Years After Drafting in Iran
CHRI – Hardliners Claim Bill Threatens Foundations of Iranian Families A heavily revised Bill for the Protection of Women Against Violence has been sent to the Iranian city of Qom for review by Shia scholars, according to Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar, who made the announcement on October 12, 2018.
Read More »Iran: Court of Appeal Upholds Imprisonment and Flogging Sentences for 11 Civil Activists
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Court of Appeal in Iranian Markazi province upholds imprisonment and flogging sentences for 11 civil activists from Arak city, the capital of Markazi Province.
Read More »Khamenei instructs Iranian scholars to look eastward
Al-Monitor – During an Oct. 17 speech to young scholars and academics in the country, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei encouraged young Iranian scientists to “look east.” Khamenei spoke of the “necessity of having scientific relations with countries that are moving in the direction of growth,” and added, “These countries are primarily in Asia.” Khamenei went on, “Therefore we have to look …
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