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Al-Arabia – Israel’s Operation Northern Shield, which recently exposed Hezbollah’s cross-border attack tunnels, has prompted the perennial question: Are Israel and Hezbollah about to go to war in Lebanon?

Al-Arabia – Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee, diplomats said on Monday.

Iran-HRM – Mostafa Daneshjoo, a lawyer from Iran’s persecuted Gonabadi Dervish religious minority has been sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Iran-HRM – UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution, by a recorded vote of 84 in favour to 30 against, with 67 abstentions, condemning Iran’s human rights violations expressing grave concern over the high number of executions, especially juveniles, arbitrary and systematic arrests, and atrocious prison conditions.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 17th, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency(HRANA).