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Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Nasrin Sotoudeh’s daughter, Mehraveh Khandan was detained for hours by security forces today. Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on hunger strike in protest to the treatment of political prisoners since August 11. IHR strongly condemns the authorities’ escalation of pressure on Nasrin Sotoudeh and other human rights defenders by harassing their …

gatestoneinstitute.org – By holding a political protest at the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians are not only desecrating the sanctity of the site, but also sending a warning to citizens of UAE not to visit Jerusalem or the mosque, as many apparently hoped to do. The Joint Statement of the United States, Israel, and the UAE on August 13 …

Guardian.com – A first-hand account of Britain’s role in the 1953 coup that overthrew the elected prime minister of Iran and restored the shah to power has been published for the first time. The account by the MI6 officer who ran the operation describes how it took British intelligence years to persuade the US to take part in the coup. Meanwhile, MI6 recruited agents …

Shabtabnews – In a joint statement 71 global human right organisations such as Human Rights Watch, Chinese Human Right defenders and International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights called on Western governments to coordinate their condemnations and sanctions against Chinese government in order to dissuade China from violating the rights of its citizens The statement stated: “Globalizing and harmonizing “Magnitsky-like” targeted …

Radiofarda – Iran’s defense minister says industrial companies his ministry controls have expanded their involvement with the local vehicle manufacturing sector with “over forty trillion rials” (about $950 million) in contracts. Referring to the ministry’s “increasing presence” in Iran’s vehicle manufacturing sector, Brigadier General Amir Hatami told a news conference on Sunday, August 16, “The Islamic Republic President Hassan Rouhani …