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Radiofarda – For the fourth consecutive day, protests and strikes are underway in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, June 27. Videos, photos and news on social media indicate the protests are centered around the city’s Grand Bazaar, the commerce district of the city.

CHRI – Brussels, June 27, 2018–People with disabilities in Iran face discrimination, abuse, and an inaccessible environment, Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a joint report released today. The 72-page report, “‘I Am Equally Human’: Discrimination and Lack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Iran,” documents the everyday barriers people with disabilities …

CHRI – Sepideh Jandaghi is a professional singer who’s unable to perform solo in Iran because she’s a woman. The Islamic Republic’s laws and customs also makes it extremely difficult for her to produce and promote albums or concerts. But Sepideh remains hopeful about the future. “Women’s voices in Iran are silent voices. I hope that one day these silent …

Iran-HRM – A funeral ceremony for the renowned Iranian actor, Naser Malek Motiei turned violent on Sunday, after security forces attacked the demonstrators. Security forces shot into the air and the state police fired tear gas to repulse the hundreds of demonstrators. Videos show motorcycle units of regime security forces driving into the demonstrators as scenes become intense. Naser Malek …

BBC – Mahmood Amiry-Moghadam, director of Iran Human Rights (IHR), talks to the #BBC_World journalist about the possible effect of the US Withdrawal from the #IranDeal -known as #JCPOA- on the human rights situation in Iran.

CHRI – Kaveh Madani: State Supporters “Created Many Problems For Me” In a resignation letter posted on his Twitter account, the former deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) Kaveh Madani revealed that he was spied on from the moment he returned to Iran.

CHRI – The world pop band “Abjeez,” Persian slang for “sisters,” was born out of a desire by lead singers Safoura and Melody Safavi to discuss social justice issues in Iran through their music. Influenced by a mixture of styles including Reggae, Flamenco, Ska, and rock, the duo band has released three studio albums since 2007, including several singles.

Payvand.com – After 40 years, a never-before-heard recording of the Farah Choir, which was supported by the former queen of Persia Farah Diba (Pahlavi), has been released in Europe. The release of the recording, which contains seven Persian folk songs, was planned for 1978, but was halted due to the Islamic Revolution. “In 1973, Farah Pahlavi Charity Foundation commissioned Evlin …

Shabtabnews- In response to the Iranian regime’s increasing clampdown of ordinary Iranians, since the recent protests, the IOPHR (International organisation to preserve human rights) released a new press release, urging the Western governments to condemn all the Iranian regime’s human rights violations and to give the regime’s human rights violations the same priority, as their concerns in regard to Iranian …

VOA – Supporters of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran on espionage charges have demanded the UK government take a bigger role in securing her release, two years after the young mother was detained during a visit to Tehran. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is being held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, while her infant daughter is being cared for by grandparents. Speaking …