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Iran-HRM – Jailed labor activist Atefeh Rangriz, has been on hunger strike since October 16 in Qarchak Prison, south of Tehran, to protest her unjust treatment in prison. In an open letter published on October 16, Rangriz said she would use her body to protest her continued incarceration despite having posted bail. I was arrested on May 1, 2019, during the International Labor Day …

VOA – Iran will not be allowed to participate in any international judo competitions until it allows its athletes to face Israelis. The International Judo Federation (IJF) on Tuesday issued an indefinite ban “until the Iran Judo Federation gives strong guarantees and prove that they will respect the IJF Statutes and accept that their athletes fight against Israeli athletes.” IJF …

gatestoneinstitute.org – US Senator Bernie Sanders failed to mention that the “catastrophic war” to which he was referring was initiated solely by the Iranian regime, which encouraged and enabled Houthi terrorists to overthrow the internationally recognized government of Yemen. A key danger to the US also lies in its relinquishing the maritime chokepoint, Bab el-Mandeb, through which — along with …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi announced that Tehran has submitted to Washington a list of Iranian nationals held in US prisons, calling for their return home. “If there is a will [on the American side], we are hoping for the release of those individuals,” he told reporters at an Oct. 21 press briefing in Tehran. According to Mousavi, there are …

Al-Monitor – Acting as a facilitator, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan recently paid a visit to Tehran and then Riyadh to try to defuse soaring tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Since the Sept. 14 cruise missile and drone attacks on Saudi Aramco oil installations, relations between the two close allies of Pakistan have been headed for a complete breakdown. Avoiding a war …