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RFL/RE – Iranian lawmakers have proposed new legislation that would impose severe prison terms on undocumented migrants and allow security officers to shoot at vehicles suspected of carrying them. The move would affect members of Iran’s estimated 3.5 million-strong Afghan community, many of whom have no legal status or basic rights.Observers say Iranian authorities are keen to prevent a new …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – According to Ahmadreza Djalali’s family, he is due to be transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison at 5pm today. Last week he was informed that he would be transferred to the prison to carry out his death sentence. Iran Human Rights Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “Ahmadreza Djalali is at imminent risk of execution and only a …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Those who trade with China, invest in it, or promote ties with Beijing — in other words, strengthen or legitimize the ruling regime — have to know they are enabling the Party and are therefore complicit in its crimes against humanity. “The world could have and would have been different if captains of industry as well as cultural …

Al-Monitor – ​Iranian lawmakers who shouted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” voted for the general outlines of a draft bill that would require the government of President Hassan Rouhani to dramatically reduce its commitments to the already fragile nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The bill has yet to be adopted in a second session; it then …

Al-Arabia – The US State Department backed Israel’s right to self-defense on Tuesday following Iranian threats to attack Israel’s port city of Haifa. On Sunday, Iranian newspaper Kayhan – run by a representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei – suggested Iran attack Haifa to destroy facilities and cause “heavy human casualties” in retaliation for the killing of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. …