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Eyewitness: A Critical Account of Iran’s Green Movement

Radiozamaneh 0 The green movement predominantly – but by no means exclusively – was composed of urban middle classes who supported reformists in the 2008 election. This stands in high contrast to the uprisings of lower classes and the subalterns in January 2018 who “had nothing to lose but their chains”. In distinction to the ‘decentralized’, ‘headless’, form of the January 2018 uprisings, …

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Iran: Authorities must investigate death in custody of Ahwazi Arab detainee

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities must urgently carry out an effective and impartial investigation into the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a 28-year-old detainee from the Ahwazi Arab minority, said Amnesty International. Benyamin Alboghbiesh was arrested on 26 May. Just a month later, on 26 June, his family were informed by an intelligence official believed to be affiliated with …

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Imprisoned Civil Activist Arash Sadeghi is in Critical Condition

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Arash Sadeghi, who is diagnosed with a chondrosarcoma cancer, and is in addition suffering from a post-operative infection has not been sent to a hospital for further treatment yet. He is in critical condition now. According to IHR sources, the imprisoned civil activist Arash Sadeghi has been denied proper medical treatment despite his critical condition …

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Iran seeks relief from US sanctions in Asia

Al-Monitor – Hoping to ease the pain of mounting US pressure, Iran has been exploring all its diplomatic channels. Most recently, President Hassan Rouhani spent two hectic days networking at international conferences. He attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, held June 13-14 in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia on June 15 in Tajikistan’s …

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Trump, Putin, Agree To Work On Improved Relations Amid Fractious Issues

Radiofarda – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to work on improving relations between the two superpowers in their first meeting since a report detailed Moscow’s organized campaign to influence U.S. elections.The June 28 meeting during a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, got off to a bumpy start when Trump was asked about whether …

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