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RFL/RE – Representatives of the countries bordering Afghanistan have met in Tehran to discuss how to coordinate actions in response to the change in government in the war-torn country.The foreign ministers of the six nations bordering Afghanistan and Russia all participated in the conference on October 27.Speaking via videolink, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed the use of multilateral organizations …

Iranwire – Three jailed Iranian converts to Christianity, Behnam Akhlaghi, Babak Hosseinzadeh and Saheb Fadaei, have denounced “gross violations” of their human rights in an open letter from Evin Prison. The letter, the full text of which was published by HRANA news agency, protests against the deprivation of Persian-speaking Christians’ right to worship as they see fit. Apart from international conventions, the …

Iranwire – “We are serious about eradicating abnormal clothing from the community as soon as possible.” So said the social affairs deputy of Iran’s Headquarters for Enjoining Good and Prohibiting Vice on Wednesday, October 27. Khan Mohammadi told reporters that certain garments on the market were “inappropriate” and as far as the Headquarters was concerned, “The production and distribution of …

Iranwire – The 33rd hearing in the criminal trial of Hamid Nouri, a former prosecutor’s assistant at Gohardasht Prison during the 1988 Iranian prison massacre, took place on Tuesday, October 26. Proceedings in Stockholm District Court opened with a surprise announcement: the judge said she would be traveling to Albania for two weeks to hear the testimonies of several plaintiffs who were …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohayadin Ebrahimi, Mohayadin Tazehvared and Davood Jabbari-Maraghush were transferred to an unknown location from Urmia Central Prison. They are all serving security-related sentences and both Mohayadins are on death row which raises concerns about their possible executions. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three political prisoners were transferred to an unknown location from …