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radiofarda – Riding ambulances to skip Tehran’s chaotic traffic has become trendy among the celebrity and wealthy Iranians, the head of the private ambulance services of the Islamic Republic admitted on Tuesday, August 20. “Police forces in Tehran are so busy that they have not been able to cooperate for ending the illegal trend,” Dr. Mojtaba Lohrasbi told the state-run …

radiofarda – In his first reaction to mysterious attacks on arms and ammunition depots of pro-Iranian militia in Iraq, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hinted that Israel might be responsible. Netanyahu who was visiting Ukraine told reporters at his hotel that “Iran has no immunity, anywhere”. In the past one month, at least in two instances bases belonging to …

rferl.org – Dozens of animal rights activists protested in the Iranian capital over the weekend against the abuse and killings of stray dogs by the municipality. The protests were held outside Tehran’s city hall after a video emerged online showing the gruesome killings of stray dogs, including puppies, with injections that made them whine and cry in pain before dying. …

iranhr.net – A man was executed at the central prison of the Iranian northeastern city of Kashmar for drug-related charges Saturday. According to IHR sources, on the morning of Saturday, August 17, a prisoner was hanged at the Iranian northeastern city of Kashmar’s prison. He had been sentenced to death for drug-related charged. IHR sources identified him as Seyed Reza …

iran-hrm.com – Decades-long prison sentences handed down to three women protesting the strictly enforced wearing of veils in Iran, have drawn alarm and condemnation from six United Nations independent human rights experts. Monireh Arabshahi, Yasamin Aryani, and Mojgan Keshavarz, who have been held in Iranian custody since April for “disrespecting compulsory hijab,” have been sentenced by the Iranian Revolutionary Court …