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rferl.org – British Airways and Air France say they will suspend direct flights to Iran next month, blaming low profitability.

iran-hrm – Former political prisoner and labor activist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was arrested by security forces around Kermanshah (western Iran) and taken to an unknown location on Friday, August 17, 2018.

iran-hrm – According to a close source, on the morning of Saturday, August 18, Ghasem Sho’le Sa’di and Arash Keykhosravi, two prominent lawyers who protest the Caspian Sea agreement with a group of people, were arrested by security forces. One day later the rest of the detainees were released on bail while Qasem Sho’le Sa’di and Arash Keykhosravi were transferred …

iranhumanrights – 60 members of the European Parliament (MEP) called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “do all within your power to ensure” the “unconditional release” of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. A 2012 recipient of the European

iranhumanrights – After security forces attempted to violently repress protests at the Haft Tappeh sugarcane company in southeastern Iran, at least five workers were charged with national security crimes, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.