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Iran-HRM – The head of the  judiciary, Sadeq Amoli Larijani, has warned Iranian media not to cover sex tourism in Iran unless they want to face prosecution.

Iran-HRM – In the absence of both the defendants and their attorneys, Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz has sentenced five of its Baha’i citizens –Farhad Sarafraz, Shahram Mansour, Vahid Dana, Saeid Abedi, and Adib Haghpajouh– to one year in prison and one year in exile each.

RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized predecessor John Kerry for meeting several times recently with Iran’s foreign minister, saying the Obama-era official was “actively undermining” U.S. policy toward Tehran.

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Following the execution of his brother Ramin, political prisoner Afshin Hossein Panahi has expressed his gratitude and solidarity in the form of a letter, addressed to an international community which continues to champion the memory and cause of his late sibling.

CHRI – Detained Iranian political activist and journalist Hengameh Shahidi has defied a judge’s order by refusing to hire a new lawyer.