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Radiofarda – A barrage of rockets has targeted Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, causing minor damage to the U.S. Embassy compound and residential areas in the international zone.An Iraqi military statement said “an outlawed group” launched eight rockets on December 20 targeting the Green Zone, the location of embassies and government buildings. Most of the rockets landed near an empty …

Iran-HRM – New reports from Iran indicate of harsh, painful conditions in the Central Prison of Tabriz, capital of the northwestern East Azerbaijan Province. The Central Prison of Tabriz is located on the crossroads of Rahnamaii Ave. towards Kouy-e Vali Asr. It stands next to the Justice Department of East Azerbaijan. The Central Prison of Tabriz is largest prison in …

Iran-HRM – 12 inmates were executed over the past week in Iran. A total of 12 inmates were executed in the week spanning from December 12 to 19. Two prisoners by the names of Behnam and Shoaib Rigi were executed at dawn on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in the Prison of Zahedan, in Sistan and Baluchistan Province. Shahab Javid was …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Three prisoners sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, have been executed at Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Rokna, three male prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison on December 16. The report does not specify the exact identities of the three men, only that they had been on death row for murder in separate cases. …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The EU would to itself a big favor to realize that Assadi was likely not acting alone. High-level Iranian leaders and diplomats most probably instructed him to carry out the terrorist operation. It was because of his diplomatic position that Assadi was reportedly able to bring the explosives from Tehran to Vienna without being caught. In other word, …