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Iranian activists condemn execution of wrestler

Al-Monitor – Iranian activists have condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran for the execution of Navid Afkari, who was recently sentenced to death for the killing of a government official. Afkari’s mother released a video shortly after his sentence saying that Afkari and his two brothers, who also received long sentences, were tortured into confessions during their imprisonment. Afkari had …

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Iran summons German ambassador after condemning execution of wrestler Navid Afkari

Al-Arabia – Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned Germany’s ambassador over tweets condemning the execution of a wrestler, accused of murdering a man during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018. The ministry “strongly condemned” the tweets and told German envoy Hans-Udo Muzel that the reaction was considered to be an “interference in the internal affairs” of Iran, according to an …

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Iran’s Offer of Nuclear Cooperation is a Sham

gatestoneinstitute.org – This effort [lifting the arms embargo on Iran] has prompted Iran to launch a diplomatic offensive to have the arms embargo lifted, a move that would allow Tehran to increase its ability to supply arms to terror groups such as Hizbollah and Hamas, as well as the Houthi rebels in Yemen fighting US-backed coalition forces “Iran is desperate …

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EU Adds Its Voice To International Outcry Over Iranian Wrestler’s Execution

Radiofarda – The European Union has joined the chorus of condemnation against Iran’s execution of a champion wrestler convicted of murder. Iranian authorities say Navid Afkari, 27, was executed on September 12 following a trial that was condemned by human rights groups as fraudulent. Afkari was convicted of killing a security guard with the government’s water and sewage department in …

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Iran Says 1,044 Centrifuges Active At Underground Plant

Radiofarda -The head of Iran’s atomic agency said Sunday that 1,044 centrifuges were active at the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, in line with steps to reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal. The suspension of all enrichment at the underground facility near the Shiite holy city of Qom was one of the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities that it accepted …

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