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Radiofarda – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, denounced a bill recently passed by U.S. House and Senate committees about unrest in Hong Kong as “brazen meddling” in the internal affairs of other countries. “The right to protest is a right of citizens that could be exercised without any foreign interference and within the framework of law and public order,” …

Radiofarda – A High Court judge in London has dismissed a £20 million (approximately $24.5 million) claim by Tehran for interest on the historic debt Britain owes Iran. Judge Stephen Phillips from the High Court in London ruled that the U.K. does not have to pay the sum that Iran believes has accrued on £387 million owed to Tehran over …

Al-Arabia – Iraq’s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms on Tuesday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded.Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi issued a 13-point plan centered on subsidies and housing for the poor, as well as training …

Hear Iranian People’s Call for Justice Iran-HRM – In summer of 1988, over 30,000 political prisoners were summarily executed throughout Iran, based on a Fatwa (religious decree) issued by Khomeini. The Fatwa reads, “it is decreed that those who are in prisons throughout the country and remain steadfast in their support for the Monafeqin [Mojahedin MEK/PMOI], are waging war on …

RFL/RE – After decades of being banned from attending men’s sporting events, Iran’s female soccer fans are celebrating the fact they will be able to attend their national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Cambodia.“I got a ticket, I will go to the stadium!” tweeted a woman, adding: “Can you believe I’m saying this?”The game at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on October …