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Al-Arabia Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled his visit to Iran meant to take place this month, government sources said Tuesday.

Iran Human Rights – A prisoner was executed at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges.

CHRI – Political Personalities Urge Authorities to Free Detainees Four followers of Iran’s persecuted Sufi Gonabadi Order have been sentenced to five years in prison each after being arrested at a protest in Tehran in February 2018. Dr. Nazila Nouri, Avisha Jalaleddin, Shima Entesari and Sima Entesari were found guilty of “assembly and collusion against national security” by Branch 26 …

CHRI – Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, 19, was hanged in Iran’s Central Prison in the city of Qom on June 27, 2018, despite serious concerns about how his case was handled, a source with knowledge about his case told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).

CHRI – Sixty-three student organizations from universities across Iran have issued a statement sharply criticizing President Hassan Rouhani for a crackdown led by his Intelligence Ministry on students who were arrested during nationwide protests in December 2017 and January 2018. “Dr. Rouhani’s ‘moderate’ government has not only failed to defend the students but evidently his Intelligence Ministry is involved in …