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Radiofarda – On the 32nd anniversary of mass political executions of 1988 in the Islamic Republic of Iran, supporters of an exiled dissident group held a ceremony in front of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, September 4. “Today’s exhibit of pictures of 120,000 fallen for freedom in Iran manifests the Iranian people’s resolve for freedom while urging the international community …

Mohammad Reza Zafarqandi, the government-appointed head of Iran’s Medical Council (IMC), has blasted the country’s Ministry of Education for deciding to reopen all schools amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Reprimanding the Ministry for its “sudden U-turn” over reopening schools across Iran, Zafarqandi said that the new decision has raised serious concerns. “The ‘surprising decision’ to reopen schools would no doubt lead …

Al-Arabia – The UK could explore the option of extending the arms embargo on Iran as a means of bringing Tehran’s destabilizing regional behavior into line, said the UK’s Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace, despite the country voting against the US proposal to extend the embargo at the UN Security Council. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Al …

Iran-HRM – August was marked by increased pressure on political prisoners and the imposition of harsh sentences such as executions, floggings, and long prison terms for protesters. This escalation of repression has been seen as a crisis in the human rights situation in Iran and an attempt by the ruling regime to silence any dissenting voice. The Iranian regime has …

RFL/RE – Iran has broadcast the purported confession of a wrestler whose execution sentence has been condemned by rights groups and criticized by U.S. President Donald Trump. State television on September 6 broadcast video of Navid Afkari saying he stabbed a man, and showed confessions purportedly written by the 27-year-old wrestler. However, in a recording circulating on social media, Afkari …