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Security Forces Arrest 8 Christians Sending Them To Solitary Confinement

Iran-HRM – Security officials from Iran’s Intelligence Ministry raided the homes of eight Iranians converts to Christianity on July 1, in the southern city of Bushehr, taking them to solitary confinement. Security forces raided and searched their houses and confiscated their Bibles, Christian statues and signs, wooden crosses, paintings, laptops, cellphones, ID cards and credit cards. The children witnessed all …

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Iraqi PM Says Disruptions In Strait Of Hormuz Would Be Blow To Iraqi Economy

RFL/RE – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi says any disruption to oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz will be a “major obstacle” for his country and that Baghdad is looking for potential alternative routes for crude shipments.“Iraq has too few export outlets,” Abdul Mahdi told reporters on July 9 in response to questions about the raised tensions between …

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US Wants Military Coalition to Safeguard Waters Off Iran, Yemen

VOA – The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen, where Washington blames Iran and Iran-aligned fighters for attacks, the top U.S. general said Tuesday. Under the plan, which has only been finalized in recent days, the United States would provide command …

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IRAN: FOUR WOMEN JAILED FOR ATTENDING MAY DAY RALLY: ANISHA ASSADOLAHI, ATEFEH RANGRIZ, NEDA NAJI AND MARZIEH AMIRI

Amnesty – Iranian labour rights activists Anisha Assadolahi, Atefeh Rangriz and Neda Naji and Iranian journalist Marzieh Amiri have been arbitrarily detained, without access to a lawyer, for weeks and accused of spurious national security offences in connection with a peaceful International Workers’ Day gathering in Tehran on 1 May 2019. They were initially held in prolonged solitary confinement amounting …

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Why Did Internet Access Speeds Slow to a Crawl in Iran?

CHRI – Telecommunications Minister Falsely States the Problem Originated Outside the Country Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi made a false statement when he said via Twitter that recent disruptions to internet access in Iran were due to technical issues occurring outside the country, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. The disruptions, during which internet speeds …

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