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Iranian Bar Associations Protest Government Moves They Say Will Erode Their Power

RFL/RE – Lawyers in several Iranian provinces have staged demonstrations against recent decisions made by the Islamic Consultative Assembly that they say go against the country’s judicial foundation. At a gathering outside their respective bar association buildings on August 24, the lawyers said a parliamentary resolution obliging them to adhere to the directives of the Economic Ministry’s Regulatory Board without being able …

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Iran’s Baluchistan Hit by Anti-Government Protests

Iranwire – Thousands of protesters took to the streets across the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan, chanting against the Islamic Republic’s oppressive policies, as Iran’s top Sunni cleric called for an end to the country’s “religious government.”  Cities including the provincial capital of Zahedan, Rask, Khash and Sarbaz were rocked by protests after Friday prayer on August 25, …

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Kamal Abdullahzadeh: A Protesting Conscript Who Does Not Feel Free after Being Pardoned

Iranwire – Kamal Abdullahzadeh, a 22-year-old man from Kurdistan province, was arrested nearly 11 months ago after joining anti-establishment protests and refusing to continue his mandatory military service. “I stand with the people and I refuse to fire at anyone,” Abdullahzadeh wrote in a social media post accompanying a picture of himself in military uniform. Who exactly is this courageous …

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Protest Victims’ Families Denounce Pressure to Silence Them

Iranwire – As the first anniversary of the eruption of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests approaches, the Iranian government is increasing pressure on victims’ families demanding justice and truth. “One family after another amongst the plaintiffs is subjected to arrests and summonses,” according to a joint statement shared by several of these families on social media. “Between us, who carry …

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US Envoy Meets Family of Iranian-German Imprisoned in Iran

VOA – A U.S. envoy for Iran met Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who was sentenced to death in February in Iran after being convicted of heading a pro-monarchist group accused of a deadly 2008 bombing. Deputy Special Envoy Abram Paley posted a picture of himself with Sharmahd’s son Shayan and daughter Gazelle on the social …

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