Iran Human Rights – After the execution of one of his relatives, a 38-year-old man stabbed the victim’s brother to death in retaliation. Many social science experts believe that Qisas leads to an increase in violence in a society.
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Families Supporting Children With Disabilities Struggle to Obtain Supplies in Iran’s Troubled Economy
CHRI – The mothers of two children with spinal disabilities in Tehran Province told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) that they are unable to obtain diapers, urinary catheters and other necessary sanitary products due to scarcity and rising costs.
Read More »Iran missile strike opens door to escalation with Kurdish armed groups
Al-Monitor – The patience of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) with Iranian Kurdish groups operating from northern Iraq was wearing thin. Spiraling violence in western Iran between Iranian Kurdish fighters and security forces had been claiming an increasing number of lives.
Read More »Ahmadinejad’s right-hand man sentenced to prison
Al-Monitor – Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, who was once accused of being part of a “deviant current” in the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad administration, has been sentenced to six years and six months for “acting against national security.” He joins Ali Akbar Javanfekr, a former media adviser who was just sentenced to four years in prison, and a handful of other Ahmadinejad-era Cabinet members …
Read More »Tehran Summit and the imminent destruction of Idlib
Al-Arabia As the Tehran summit was taking place on September 7, with Iran, Russia and Turkey set to decide the fate of Syria, they were discussing the possible repercussions of a final offensive in the Syrian campaign.
Read More »Iran’s Options To Face Down US Oil Sanctions
Radiofarda – Iran faces a potentially crushing loss of oil exports when US sanctions return in November, but the impact could be blunted by its experience of working around embargoes.
Read More »US Republicans seek sanctions on Iraqi militias with Iran ties
Al-Arabia – Republican US senators plan to introduce legislation on Wednesday seeking to counteract what they see as Iran’s increasing influence in Iraq, amid concern about attacks in Iraq by groups US officials consider Iranian proxies, a Senate aide said on Wednesday.
Read More »Not Tough Enough, Say Critics Of Trump Order On Foreign Meddling In U.S. Elections
RFL/RE – U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order aimed at punishing foreigners who interfere in U.S. elections, although Democrats and some Republicans immediately said the action did not go far enough.
Read More »Pressure mounts on Iran’s president to skip the UN General Assembly
Al-Monitor – Whether Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani should travel to New York for this year’s UN General Assembly is fueling a war of words between his critics and supporters.
Read More »Azerbaijanis Dance To Support Their Kin In Iran
lobelog – Social media users in Azerbaijan are dancing on video to express solidarity with their ethnic kin in northern Iran.
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