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CHRI – Well-known journalist and political activist Hengameh Shahidi was arrested upon leaving a hospital in Iran’s Kish Island after strongly criticizing state policies on social media and in interviews with foreign media.

Al-Monitor – Iranian hard-liners are euphoric as President Hassan Rouhani is under increasing pressure from public opinion and losing credibility among voters, given the dire condition of the economy. But this state did not emerge overnight; rather, it is the result of a combination of US President Donald Trump’s policies and the well-devised plans of Rouhani’s staunch opponents in Tehran. …

Al-Monitor – A man in handcuffs is standing in front of the camera, haltingly giving a first-person account of the pedophilia case that has shaken Iran for a month: “Four or five students came into my office. … I had some obscene images on my cell phone. … They saw them. … It was mostly a joke. … It only …

iranhr – According to a close source, on the morning of Wednesday, June 27, a prisoner was hanged at Sary Central Prison. The prisoner, charged with murder, was identified as Mehdi Alami, 33 from Sari.

iranhr – According to a close source, on the morning of Wednesday, June 27, two prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. The prisoners, charged with murder, were identified as Safa Ali Jalali from ward 1 and Majid Heydari from ward 7.