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Radiofarda – A political prisoner who recently died in custody is now being accused of belonging to a militant exiled group, according to state-run ISNA, citing an “informed authority”.

Radiofarda – Two members of the Iranian parliament (Majles) say a closed door session of the Majles has decided on Sunday December 16 to deposit only 10 percent of the country’s oil revenue into the National Development Fund rather than the 34 percent required by law.

Radiofarda – The bill of indictment against prominent Iranian lawyer and civil rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has been delivered to the Revolutionary Court, her attorney, Payam Derafshan, disclosed on December 15.

Al-Arabia – As Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s health waivers, the central government’s control over the periphery appears increasingly weak, a news report has claimed.

Al-Arabia – Hossein Raqfar, an economy expert in Iran, has acknowledged the drastic financial situation facing the regime. Calculations are showing difficult periods ahead even despite what seems, at surface at least, a rebounding currency following the Iranian currency – the rial – plunging to 190,000 against the US dollar.