Social and Political

Iran-HRM – A group of political prisoners in Evin Prison called for a visit to Iranian prisons by international human rights organizations. In their statement, a copy of which was received by Iran Human Rights Monitoring, the inmates called on the UN’s human rights representatives and all human rights institutions to visit the notorious prison and all its wards to examine …

For all the to-and-fro over the expiration of the UN arms embargo on Iran on Oct. 18, little has changed in practice. Although the United States lost big in its effort to extend the ban, no major arms dealer will risk American sanctions for the sake of Iran’s market, limited as it is by the state’s economic troubles. Tempting massive fines from …

Radiofarda -A widespread protest is underway on Persian social media against the shortage of insulin in Iran. A widespread protest is underway on Persian social media against the shortage of insulin in Iran. Eight months have passed since pharmacies in Iran have run out of insulin pens. The lack of response from government officials prompted social media users to circulate …

Iran-HRM – Activist teacher Mohammad Habibi is deprived of going on prison leave despite having served one-third of his sentence. Mr. Habibi is presently detained in ward 2 of the Great Tehran Penitentiary (GTP). In 2018, the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced him to 10.5 years in prison and 74 lashes. As a supplementary punishment, he is also banned from …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Nasrin Sotoudeh was transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin from Evin Prison this morning under the pretext of being taken to a medical centre. This is while “according to (medical) experts she should have been taken to the hospital for immediate heart examinations and angiographic surgery.” According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), this morning, October …

Al-Monitor – “We should make peace when the right time has come,” said Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani last week in a historical reference to Islam’s second Shiite leader Imam Hassan, who clinched a peace agreement with his enemies in the seventh century. Perhaps Rouhani did not anticipate the tremendous backlash from his opponents, who accused the moderate president of exploiting and distorting Imam Hassan’s story to justify …

christianpost.com – According to the reports of multiple international organizations, Iran is one of the primary sources and points of exchange – both in terms of import and export – of human trafficking and sex slaves in the world. The following constitutes a brief summary of some of the most appalling statistics regarding the Iranian regime’s engagement in these practices over the past 20 …

Al-Arabia – Iran recorded on Tuesday 5,039 new daily coronavirus cases, the highest since the pandemic began, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.

Radiofarda – The United States said on October 19 that it has blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for their dealings with an Iranian shipping company that the United States sanctioned earlier this year. The previously targeted Iranian company is the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), the U.S. State Department said. “Today, we reiterate a warning …

RFL/RE – Iran is hosting officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks over compensation for a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January after being struck by two missiles, killing 176 people. Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Yenin and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen Baharwand met in Tehran on October 19 at the …