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Radiofarda – In his official report on the human rights situation in Iran, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented an extensive list of concerns, urging the Islamic Republic, among other things, to join the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The 21-page annual report was submitted September 24, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/181, by which the …

CHRI – Behind bars for over five years, prisoner of conscience Saeed Shirzad has been denied an operation to treat his vision problems as well as blocked from attending his mother’s funeral, the Center for Human rights in Iran (CHRI) has been informed. “Saeed has weak eyes and during the years in prison, his glasses have been broken or scratched several times,” …

Radiofarda – Iran has reacted defensively to the European Parliament for calling Tehran to end persecution of women who support human, civil, labor, and political rights. Dismissing a recent resolution adopted by the EU parliament as “one-sided”, and “biased,” the spokesman of the Islamic Republic Foreign Ministry, Abbas Mousavi, said on Monday, September 23, “For the Islamic Republic of Iran, …

CHRI – Imprisoned American navy veteran Michael White is in poor health after undergoing an operation to remove his melanoma in the Iranian city of Mashhad, his family’s spokesman told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “He’s in a prison in Mashhad [city] and we think his health is deteriorating,” said Jonathan Franks. “We found out from the Swiss government …

Iran-HRM – Two political prisoners, Soheil Arabi and Haj Jaffar Kashani held in Evin prison, went on hunger strike to protest continued detention and situation of Farangis Mazloum, Arabi’s mother. The two politcal prisoners started their hunger strike on Friday, September 20.In an open letter the political prisoners said, “Hear the sound of our protest. We heard your protests from …

RFL/RE – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting his Russian and Iranian counterparts in Ankara on September 16 for their latest meeting on Syria.Erdogan, Vladimir Putin, and Hassan Rohani are expected to focus on the Syrian government’s advance on the last rebel-held stronghold of Idlib in the country’s northwest, where a cease-fire went into effect at the end of …

VOA – Analysts warn that Saturday’s drone attack on two Saudi oil facilities, which appear to have shattered the prospect of a rapprochement between Tehran and Washington, could push the price of a barrel of oil as high as $100. The drone strike came as it emerged that U.S. President Donald Trump had been thinking of easing sanctions on Iran …

VOA- European countries backing the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say rising tensions underline “the need for diplomatic efforts toward de-escalation and resumption of dialogue.” A joint statement Friday from Germany, France, Britain and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini voiced “deep concern” over Iran’s latest actions. This week, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog confirmed that Iran is preparing …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has praised as “timely” the decision of the country’s chief judge to look into unusually harsh sentences announced last week against several labor activists. Ebrahim Raeesi the head of Iran’s conservative Judiciary has personally stepped in and ordered a review of jail terms as high as 20 years for labor …

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said President Donald Trump is willing to meet with the Islamic Republic President Hassan Rouhani “with no pre-condition”. In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Pompeo defended Trump’s decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and insisted that since that decision and the reimposition of U.S. sanctions …