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Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF Commissioner expressed concern for the safety of religious prisoners of conscience at Evin Prison . USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "USCIRF is deeply concerned for the safety of religious prisoners of conscience at Evin Prison including protestors against mandatory hijab. The Iranian government must ensure the well-being of religious prisoners." https://t.co/sE34bNDkQB— USCIRF (@USCIRF) October 17, …

Al-Arabia – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday he currently did not expect progress in negotiations over reviving a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. “I don’t expect any move, that’s a pity because we were very, very close,” Borrell told reporters on arriving to a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, noting that international …

RFL/RE – The European Union is seeking concrete evidence for any Iranian involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on October 17. Live Briefing: Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL’s Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia’s ongoing invasion, Kyiv’s counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, Russian protests, and the plight of civilians. For …

RFL/RE – Iran’s judiciary has raised the death toll for a fire at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed, as nationwide protests continue over the death in custody of a young woman arrested for improperly wearing a mandatory Islamic scarf. Details still remain scarce over the fire at Evin prison, which also houses political …

Iranwire – On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the city of Ardabil, northwestern Iran, witnessed one of the largest anti-government protests in the last decade following the news of a killing of a school student in Ardabil by the Islamic Republic’s security forces.  In a rare incident, Ardabili protesters clashed in a one-to-one fight with security and police forces. The angry …