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Radiofarda – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s call for airing the “confessions of the rioters” on Wednesday means a number of individuals will soon appear on the state-run television (IRIB) to “confess” they were instructed and paid by foreign powers, the former royal family of Iran or Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) to try to topple the regime by diverting the …

Radiofarda – In a move reminiscent of mourning days for “martyrs” in the months leading up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian activists have declared Thursday and Saturday public mourning days. Several adolescents who were killed in Iran’s November protests. “On Thursday we will gather at the graves of these loved ones, dressed in black, to lay flowers on their …

Radiofarda – The son of Iranian Supreme Leader’s representative in Manchester has been selected by Liberal Democrats as a candidate to run for a seat in the British parliament. Ali Avaei who has been a member of the Liberal Democratic party for more than a decade immigrated to Great Britain in 2001. He is running for Newcastle upon Tyne Central …

Radiofarda – Iran’s currency rial lost more value Wednesday against major currencies reaching a low of 130,100 against the U.S. dollar. One month ago, the rial was trading at around 120,000 to the dollar, but since an increase in gasoline prices and widespread anti-government protests in November, the currency has steadily lost about 8 percent of its value. Each euro …

Radiofarda – An NY-based Iranian anti-compulsory-hijab activist, Masih Alinejad has filed a lawsuit against the Islamic Republic Judiciary and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Alinejad, who lives in exile in New York, has sued them in a U.S. Federal Court for threatening her mother and arresting her brother in September. Speaking …