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Radiofarda – Facing tough questions about hundreds of protesters killed in November protests, Iranian officials have been announcing arrests of “saboteurs” and armed opponents to back-up their theories of foreign conspiracies in fomenting the unrest. The Islamic Republic security forces have dismantled a “terrorist cell,” in Ahvaz, the capital city of the oil-rich Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, the provincial police …

Radiofarda – “Special Unit” is another name for suppression. The Islamic Republic’s supporters believe it is in charge of suppressing “riots”, while its critics know it as a force that harshly cracks down on popular anti-government protests. The unit is as old as dissent in the Islamic Republic. The first urban upheaval against the Islamic Republic took place in Mashad …

Al-Arabia – Iran could carry out “provocative actions” in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere in that region in the future despite a period of relative calm, acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said on Friday.Tensions in the Gulf have mounted since attacks on oil tankers this summer, including off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and a major strike on …

RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has slammed Iran for using “violence” and Internet disruption to prevent memorials for those killed during a November state crackdown on anti-establishment protests triggered by a significant hike in the price of gasoline. “The Iranian people have the right to mourn 1,500 victims slaughtered by @khamenei_ir during #IranProtests,” Pompeo tweeted, directly accusing Iran’s …

CHRI – Prisoner of Conscience Violently Transferred to Distant Prison for Demanding Justice for Slain Street Protesters By transferring prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi from Evin Prison in Tehran to the Central Prison in Zanjan, 178 miles west of the capital, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry is deliberately trying to place her in a perilous condition, her husband told the Center …