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Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Barzan Mohammadi is deprived of going on furlough despite having served more than half of his 42-month long sentence. The authorities have also rejected his conditional or early release. Barzan Mohammadi and his family were informed on March 13, 2020, that he could go on furlough provided that they deposit a 200-million-toman bail. But Amin Vaziri, …

RFL/RE- Iran’s president said authorities would allow more businesses, cultural sites, and religious shrines to open as part of the ongoing loosening of restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.Hassan Rohani said on state television on May 23 that historical sites and museums would also be allowed to open beginning May 24, which is the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The mullahs have threatened “dire consequences” if the US does try to stop the tankers. Since the Islamic Republic lacks the naval power to escort the tankers right down to Venezuelan ports, the “dire consequences” would not come in the form of a naval battle in the Caribbean. Instead, as the daily Kayhan, expressing “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei’s views, …

Radiofarda – Outspoken former lawmaker Mahmoud Sadeqi (Sadeghi) on Friday disclosed that officials have found the operator of the missile system that downed a Ukrainian plane in January responsible for the incident. In a tweet on May 22 Sadeqi said that the Defense Minister Brigadier-General Amir Hatami on Tuesday responded to his official parliamentary enquiry on the causes of the …

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic’s head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (HPO) says that applicants have already registered for nearly ninety percent of Iran’s share in the annual Hajj pilgrimage. However, Saudi Arabia had earlier called on Muslims around the world to refrain from planning for the Hajj until the coronavirus outbreak comes under control. Nonetheless, the head of the …