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VOA—Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement are entering the “final stretch,” with all sides having to make tough political decisions, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Monday. The latest talks in Vienna were “among the most intensive that we had to date” on returning to the deal formally known …

CHRI – In a letter from Iran’s notoriously harsh Gharchak Prison, translated into English below by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), renowned rights defender Narges Mohammadi decried her 8.2-year prison sentence after a “five-minute trial” and “without the presence of my lawyer.” In calling for her release, the European Union’s External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service, condemned the sentence—issued a little over a …

CHRI – “People’s tolerance level has decreased in recent years, given the increasing economic pressures,” said Iran’s deputy interior minister in charge of the Social Services Organization, Taghi Rostamvandi, at a conference focused on tackling social malaise on January 16, 2022. “If we get a sense that, due to our inabilities, the people are tilting towards thinking that the religious government can’t …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Brothers Yasser and Younes Nourizadeh have been sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Yazd Revolutionary Court. According to information obtained by iran Human Rights, 27-year-old Yasser Nourizadeh and 39-year-old Younes Nourizadeh were notified of their death sentences in the last week. The brothers who are detained in Yazd Central Prison were arrested on …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – 68-year-old Mirsoltan Amiri was executed on drug-related charges in Urmia Central Prison. His son was executed at the prison last summer. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Urmia Central Prison on the morning of January 27. His identity has been established as 68-year-old Mirsoltan Amiri from Ashnavieh who was …