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IRAN: TORTURED KURDISH MAN AT RISK OF EXECUTION: HEIDAR GHORBANI

Amnesty – Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani, 47, is at risk of execution for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), despite serious fair trial violations and the trial court confirming that he was never armed. His conviction is based on torture-tainted “confessions”, obtained while he was forcibly disappeared. The authorities must quash his sentence and grant him a fair retrial. …

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Rouhani says Iran isn’t a ‘bargaining chip’ in US elections

Al-Monitor – Iran’s president told the UN General Assembly that any future administration must “surrender” to Iran.  In his address to the UN General Assembly, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said his country cannot be used as a “bargaining chip” as President Donald Trump seeks reelection this November.  “We are not a bargaining chip in US elections and domestic policy,” Rouhani told the virtual …

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Iran: Young, blind woman helps others – including those with disabilities – fight COVID-19

UN.Org – Iran is a nation often in the news, but for its people the real story of 2020 is the death of more than 20,000 that has made it one of 11 countries hit hardest by the pandemic. The economy – already affected badly by economic sanctions – further deteriorated after COVID-19 restrictions were imposed, leaving many people unemployed, …

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USCIRF expresses deep concern in regards to the health of Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF expresses deep concern in regards to the health of Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been hospitalized as of September 19, 2020, with her condition worsening, and the family is being denied access to her and any information on her condition. Ms. Sotoudeh has been in jail since 2018 and on a …

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Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery by the Security Apparatus of the Ruling Regime in Iran

Shabtabnews – According to recent reports the Iranian regime ranks amongst the worst offenders in human trafficking. As the annual TiP report which ranks countries in a three-tier system on their effectiveness in tackling human trafficking and other forms of slavery, placed Iran on its global list of worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labor. In this regards the following article sheds light …

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