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Iran Human Rights – A Baluch prisoner who had apparently been sentenced to death on “drug-related” charges, has been executed at Zahedan Central Prison. According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on the morning of Thursday, January 14. The prisoner whose identity has been established as Jama Zahrozehi, was apparently executed on “drug-related” …

​Al-Monitor – Thick and stubborn clouds of hazardous emissions have blanketed the Iranian capital, Tehran, for four weeks in a row, only adding to a long list of challenges residents in the megacity are grappling with on a daily basis. Characterized by its frustrating traffic jams, which have been exacerbated by a poor public transportation infrastructure and an unregulated population …

PayvandNews- The Iranian government has submitted a long-awaited bill for the protection of women against violence to the parliament. The bill titled, Protection, Dignity, and Security of Women against Violence, had been under review since September 2019. It criminalizes any act or behavior that causes “physical or mental harm” to women “as a vulnerable gender”. In line with principles and …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The Lebanese are worried that their country will meet the fate endured by Iraq, Syria and Yemen, where the Iranians and their militia proxies are playing a major role in the civil wars currently plaguing these countries. The Lebanese are demanding an end to Iranian occupation of their country; they are clearly hoping that the international community will …

RFL/RE – Iranian forces have held military exercises involving ballistic missiles amid heightened tensions over the country’s nuclear program and a U.S. pressure campaign against Tehran. Iranian state television reported on January 15 that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched several surface-to-surface ballistic missiles against simulated enemy bases in the country’s central desert as part of the exercises. It …