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Fugitive Iran Judge ‘Demanded More’ When Offered A 500,000 Euro Bribe

Radiofarda – In the third court hearing of a major corruption case in Iran, more revelations were made about a fugitive judge who fled the country last year and is now in Romania. One witness told the court, “We offered Judge Gholamreza Mansouri half a million euros (about $562,000), but he demanded more.” The Media Center of the Islamic Republic …

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Former Lawmaker In Iran Being Tried For Voicing Criticism

Radiofarda – A preliminary court in Iran has found former outspoken female member of parliament guilty, and soon she will be put on trial. The case against Ms. Parvaneh Salahshouri, with numerous plaintiffs, and after preliminary investigations, has been referred to the court, Fars news agency reported June 14. Based on the indictment, Parvaneh Salahshouri, 55, is charged with “spreading …

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Iran’s VP Says US, Saudi, Israeli ‘Plot’ Reduced Oil Exports By 90 Percent

Radiofarda – Iran’s vice president Es’haq Jahangiri says that as a result of a “plot by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia” his country’s oil revenues dropped from $100 billion a year to nine billion in 2019. Jahangiri did not specify when Iran’s annual oil exports amounted to $100 billion, but according to OPEC data in 2011 and 2012 …

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Iran Mulls Legal Action In Desperate Attempt To Release Frozen Funds In South Korea

Radiofarda – Iran says it may take legal action to free billions of dollars of its oil money frozen in South Korea’s banks due to U.S. sanctions. In one of the latest developments in the saga to get some of its frozen assets released, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has ordered Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati to take “firm measures” including …

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Upwards of 100 inmates executed in Iran since January 2020

Iran-HRM – More than 100 inmates have been executed in Iran from January to mid-June 2020. At least 30 of these executions have been announced by official and semi-official press and media, and the other 79 were carried out in secret. At least two women were hanged in January 2020.  One of them was identified as Maliheh Haj Hassani, hanged in …

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