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Radiofarda – Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Motahari says the decision to ban popular messaging application Telegram in Iran was made based on a “state decree” issued by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran-HRM – Though Iranian political prisoner Arash Sadeghi, jailed at Rajaee-Shahr Prison (Gohardasht) of Karaj, west of Tehran is suffering from severe colitis, three ulcers in his intestine, severe stomach ulcer and weakness of heart muscles, he is still deprived of medical treatment due to the meddling of IRGC in this affair. Most of his problems are side effects of his …

Iran-HRM – A woman who has been an eyewitness when a morality police beat a young woman, has been repeatedly harassed and interrogated.

Iran-HRM – Mother of death-row political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi, Dayeh Sharifeh, called for an open trial for her son saying he is absolutely innocent and has never been armed at any time.

RFL/RE – Films by directors from Iran, Russia, and Kazakhstan will be among the productions competing for the top award when the famed Cannes Film Festival opens on May 8 in France.