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iranwire.com – “Why should I say yes?” Many mothers are faced with this question from their little girls, who want to know why marriage is a good thing. Child marriage has many opponents in Iran, including in parliament, where representatives in the past have tried unsuccessfully to change the law and stop the practice. However, one by one, the Guardian …

iranwire.com – After two weeks of 70 percent of the city being locked down, the alert level in Tehran was downgraded from red to orange on Saturday, December 5. The change meant that traffic on thoroughfares and on city streets increased, mainly due to the fact that many businesses have been allowed to reopen since the capital is no longer …

iranwire.com – Iranian authorities arrested Nahid Taghavi, a 66-year-old architect and Iranian-German dual national, at her home in Tehran on October 16 this year. In an interview with The Guardian‘s Simon Wintour, her daughter expressed fears for her mother’s health and frustration with the German authorities for the slow progress to date.  Mariam Claren’s last communication with her 66-year-old mother, Nahid Taghavi, included …

RFL/RE – Britain, France, and Germany say Iran’s apparent plan to install additional advanced centrifuges at its main nuclear enrichment facility is “deeply worrying” and contrary to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. “If Iran is serious about preserving a space for diplomacy, it must not implement these steps,” the three powers, dubbed the E3, said in a joint statement …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Hamed Qareh Oghlani, born on July 8, 1986, residing in Urmia and confined at Urmia Central Prison is sentenced to death as well as 13 years and three months of prison term. The decree was imparted to Hamed Qareh Oghlani on Monday, November 30, 2020. As the communique mentioned one judge had issued a death sentence …