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rferl.org – The Kremlin says German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a “”very serious and detailed” three-hour discussion during their meeting outside of Berlin, including an exchange of views on Ukraine, Syria, Iran, and a crucial pipeline project.

rferl.org – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Iran’s authorities to immediately release prominent lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, saying her arrest and the new charges against her reveal the “grave degree the Iranian judiciary is criminalizing human rights activism.”

rferl.org – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that a newly established Iran Action Group in the U.S. State Department aims to overthrow Iran’s clerical establishment, but it would fail.

iran-hrm – Iran hanged six men convicted of stealing 10kg of gold jewelry using cold weapons, the state media reported.

radiozamaneh – On 17 June, Iranian security forces attacked a group of protesters who had gathered in front of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The group had gathered there to protest the detention of Nasrin Sotoudeh who was arrested earlier this week and is being held without charge.