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VOA- A newspaper in Gibraltar says the United States has applied to seize an Iranian supertanker that authorities in the British overseas territory were seeking to release from detention. The Gibraltar Chronicle says the development means a last minute application by the U.S. Department of Justice to extend the ship’s detention prompted the Supreme Court to adjourn its decision until …

CHRI – Except for a one-minute phone call from Evin Prison, Iranian-British social anthropologist Kameel Ahmady has had no contact with his family since he was detained on August 11, 2019, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. The authorities have also refused to tell his family why he was detained. “I was traveling when Kameel was arrested,” …

gatestoneinstitute – “[T]orture is widely used against suspects after their arrest and in the pre-trial phase in order to extract a confession,” in spite of the fact that “Article 38 of the Iranian Constitution bans all forms of torture and forced confessions.” — Latest Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, Iran Human Rights. “In 2014, a man who had …

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic security agents have arrested at least seven Iranian Baha’is in the past ten days, reports say. While confirming the reports, the Geneva-based Baha’i International Community says it is not yet clear which state-run entity is behind the arrests, or what are the charges against the detainees. At least four Iranian followers of Baha’i faith have …

Radiofarda – The former mayor of Tehran, who has been sentenced to death for murdering his second wife, has been pardoned by the victims family and will not be executed. According to the attorney of the relatives of the victim Mitra Ostad, the family of Mohammad Ali Najafi’s second wife has pardoned him. Mohammad Ali Najafi shot his second wife …