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Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List

Shabtabnews – Ardeshir Fanaian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.  https://www.uscirf.gov/victims-list/prisoner/512 On April 30, 2019, Fanaian was arrested and taken to an undisclosed location after police raided his home.  He and two others were accused of “unlawful membership of an illegal group aimed at disrupting domestic security,” “participation in, formation and administration of an unlawful group intended to …

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European diplomats unsure if Iran talks to resume where ended in June

Al-Arabia – European diplomats said on Tuesday they could now get down to business in negotiations on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but they still did not know if Tehran would resume the talks where they left off in June, when a draft accord was 70-80 percent complete. After a five-month hiatus, diplomats on Monday resumed talks on reviving the …

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Groundhog Day as Iran’s New Education Minister Unveils his Manifesto

Iranwire – Finally, Iran has a new education minister. Yousef Nouri, Ebrahim Raisi’s third candidate proposed for the job, managed to gain a vote of confidence from the Iranian parliament on Sunday, November 28. The newly-anointed cabinet member laid out his manifesto to lawmakers ahead of the certification vote. In his speech, Nouri mentioned a special task ordained by Supreme …

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Isfahan Nurse: Hospitals Turned Injured Farmers Away After Protests

Iranwire – On Friday, November 26, blood flowed on the dry bed of the Zayanderud river. Two weeks after a fresh round of protests got under way in Isfahan, officers from the police’s Special Forces Unit tore into the crowd on motorbikes, attacking farmers and civilians with batons and birdshot while tear gas hung in the air. So far scant information is …

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Hamid Nouri: Iran’s 1988 Prison Massacre ‘A Fantasy’

Iranwire – The criminal trial of Hamid Nouri, an Iranian ex-prison official accused of war crimes and murder in connection with Iran’s 1988 prison massacre, opened in Sweden this August. Over more than 40 sessions to date the court has heard evidence from tens of witnesses, including former political prisoners, about the systematic killings that took place in Iranian detention centers that …

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