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Iran Human Rights (IHR – A prisoner sentenced to retribution in kind (death) for “premeditated murder” has been executed in Naghdeh Prison. According to Iran Human Rights, a prisoner on death row was executed in Naghdeh Prison this morning. The identity of the prisoner has been established as Kamil Ghaderi-Aghdam, who was sentenced to retribution in kind for “premeditated murder”. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – The Court of Appeal has upheld the eight and a half year imprisonment sentence for Arsham Rezaee, a civil activist. According to Iran Human Rights, Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Zargar, has upheld the ruling from the court of first instance for the civil activist, Arsham Rezaee. Arsham …

iranhr– Iran must release human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, reportedly ill with coronavirus symptoms, and other arbitrarily detained individuals before it is too late, a group of UN human rights experts said today. The group of 16 experts expressed grave concerns that Ms. Mohammadi appears to have contracted COVID-19 in Zanjan Prison. Ms. Mohammadi has been in detention since 2015 on …

gatestoneinstitute.org – It cannot… be a surprise that Iran is still sprinting toward deliverable nuclear weapons with the very uranium enrichment technology permitted by the 2015 agreement. While the U.S. Senate was told the deal would halt Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weaponry, the deal only camouflaged the mullahs’ ambitions to acquire it. Worse, when the deal’s provisions were to sunset …

Al-Monitor – The currency exchange market in Iran is experiencing another volatility cycle with the Iranian rial (IRR), losing its value repetitively against foreign currency. The volatility cycles have become a frequent event in Iran’s economy, and no one finds them surprising. However, the government’s response to the increased ambiguity and volatility cycles remains the same. The Iranian authorities and policymakers …