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Recently reports have emerged that Swedish-Iranian doctor Ahmadreza Djalali might be facing a release through prisoner exchange since Belgian parliament voted to sign a prisoner swap treaty with Iran (read more here https://english.shabtabnews.com/2022/07/04/iophr-urges-the-members-of-the-belgian-parliament-to-reconsider-and-prevent-a-judicial-cooperation-between-the-kingdom-of-belgium-and-the-islamic-republic-of-iran/). The prisoner swap agreement was signed by Belgium in the first place to secure the release of a Belgian aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele, who was imprisoned in …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF condemned Iran’s mass arrest of 13 Baha’is, including former USCIRF Religious Prisoners of Conscience Mahvash Sabet & Fariba Kamalabadi. USCIRF Commissioner @SharonKleinbaum: "USCIRF condemns Iran's mass arrest of 13 Baha'is, including former USCIRF Religious Prisoners of Conscience Mahvash Sabet & Fariba Kamalabadi. Iran must cease its relentless persecution of religious minorities." https://t.co/4hd5xZaM62— USCIRF …

bic.org – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence issued an appalling statement of oppressive hate propaganda against the persecuted Baha’i religious minority yesterday, 31 July, in an attempt to justify the raids on the homes and businesses of 52 Baha’is across Iran and the arrest or imprisonment of 13 individuals. The Ministry of Intelligence issued a formal statement about the moves—which came …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly next month despite US sanctions against him, the government’s spokesman said on Tuesday.“The preliminary planning has been done for the president’s attendance at the UN General Assembly session,” Ali Bahadori-Jahromi told a weekly press briefing. Raisi, who has been under US sanctions since …

Iranwire – Ex-Olympic champions, retirees from sports and seriously injured athletes are being paid less than half the Iranian minimum wage in pensions and stipends – if indeed they are being paid at all, documents seen by IranWire show. The Sports Champions and Pioneers Support Credit Fund was created in 2004 by the Khatami administration, under the auspices of the …