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CHRI – “The regime…knows no legal, logical or religious bounds in denying the rights of dissidents” Prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned in Iran since 2015 for her peaceful defense of civil and political liberties, has written an impassioned letter from prison in which she speaks out against “not only the killing of protesters in the streets in recent years, …

Radiofarda – The presence of a cat in a play staged in Tehran by the prominent Iranian director Mohammad Rahmanian has unleashed the country’s censorship authorities to ban the production. The six-episode play, “Love in Days of Corona [virus],” starring Mahtab Nasirpour, Sima Tirandaz, and Behnoosh Tabataba’ei, was staged at the Bagh (Graden) Cafe in the Roudaki Complex. After just …

Radiofarda – The family lawyer of Mohsen Rouhalamini, a young man killed behind bars during mass demonstrations surrounding the 2009 Iranian presidential election, says the court of appeal has rejected Saeed Mortazavi’s statement of defense. A notorious hardline judge, Mortazavi was Tehran’s prosecutor at the time of the uprising. Based on his orders, hundreds were arrested and incarcerated in various …

Radiofarda – On Monday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei praised the eight-year Iran-Iraq war as “one of the most rational events in Iran’s history” and described accepting the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 598, which ended the war, as “the (one of) most rational decisions made.” UNSC Resolution 598 was adopted unanimously on July 20, 1987. It called for an …

Radiofarda – A member of the Iranian Majlis Parliament, Hossein Ali Haji Deligani, has confirmed that Iranian legislators receive “Dena Plus” luxury sedans. Deligani said a more appropriate move would be MPs receiving a “more conventional car,” while leaving its ownership to the parliament. Speaking to the state-run Iran Students News Agency (ISNA) on Monday, the ultraconservative legislator said that …