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Jailed Father-of-Two on Hunger Strike: “Either I Leave or my Body Does”

Iranwire – Vahid Bagheri was one of the countless ordinary Iranian civilians arrested in the November 2019 protests. He was charged with “gathering and collusion against national security” and was sentenced to six years in prison. He has been on a dry hunger strike for 40 days and his friends and family report that he is now in a serious physical …

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Mohammad Hashemi: I Don’t Recall Ali Khamenei Living in a Storage Container

Iranwire -The brother of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has cast doubt on a recent, wild claim by Iranian state TV that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lived in a storage container for the first few years of his leadership. Mohammad Hashemi, a revolution-era politician and member of the Expediency Council from 2007 until 2012, made the remarks to IranWatch on Friday. It …

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Iran, Russia to establish trade centers

Al-Monitor – Iran and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding today concerning the establishment of mutual trade centers.  One center will be located in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and the other in Russia’s Baltic port city St. Petersburg. They will facilitate trade between the two countries in the energy, transportation, electronics, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals and construction sectors. The goals of …

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Iranian Institutions Facing Food Shortages As Prices Skyrocket

RFL/RE – Local media in Iran say public institutions such as hospital, prisons, and child-care centers are facing possible food shortages due to skyrocketing prices. The Tehran-based Etemad newspaper reported on June 15 that the impending “problem” could hit in “the coming weeks” and that “food supplies will be disrupted not only in hospitals but also in other government facilities such as …

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Samin Ehsani, Children’s Rights Activist and Baha’i, Summoned to Prison

Iranwire – On 16 June, Samin Ehsani, a Baha’i citizen and children’s rights activist, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison to serve a five-year prison sentence. This Baha’i citizen was arrested in August 2012 after appearing at the Evin Prison court to resolve unknown passport issues and was transferred to Evin Prison. He was released after a month of …

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