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Al-Arabia – Iraqi police surrounded the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia and detained one of its members after an armed clash Wednesday left three people wounded in Baghdad, a security official said.

Al-Aarbia – At this point in time, Europe is desperate to keep the Iran deal alive, even though Donald Trump has walked away from it, branding it “the single worst deal I’ve ever seen drawn up by anybody”. But whatever efforts European leaders are making to keep the deal on track, European corporations such as the French oil company Total …

Amnesty – Responding to the arrest of Zeynab Taheri, the lawyer of Mohammad Salas, the 51-year-old Sufi bus driver who was executed on Monday morning after a grossly unfair trial, Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “It’s telling that Zeynab Taheri’s arrest followed her public announcement that she intended to …

VOA – An Iranian official said authorities investigating accusations of recent mass abductions and rapes of women in southeastern Iran have confirmed that at least one complainant was raped.

CHRI – Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar ConcernThe Iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi and investigate credible concerns of torture and denial of due process, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. The judiciary should also investigate the case …