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iranhumanrights – The death in exile of prominent Iranian satirist Alireza Rezaei has prompted an outpouring of grief by his compatriots inside and outside Iran, who lament not only his death but also the brutal personal cost of exile and the cruelty of a state that will not abide by freedom of expression.

iranhumanrights – GENEVA – UN PRESS RELEASE (29 November 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called on Iran to guarantee the rights of human rights defenders and lawyers who have been jailed for publicly supporting protests against the mandatory wearing of the hijab in Iran.

radiofarda – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Iran has no interest in easing the suffering of Yemen’s people and “the Mullahs don’t even care for ordinary Iranians”.

radiofarda – Iran’s attorney general has said that imprisoned ecologists were agents of influence for Israel and the United States and there are documents proving the charge.

rferl.org – The U.S. has accused Iran of stepping up violations of a UN ban on arms exports by increasingly supplying weapons to militant groups across the Middle East and continuing its missile program.