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Iran-HRM – Mehdi Narouie, a prisoner detained in the Zahedan Central Prison, was beaten by Mohammad Ali Alizadeh, the head of the prison ward, for protesting the judge’s decision on now allowing him a furlough from prison.

Iran-HRM – Sunni prisoner Soleiman Pirouti, who will be released in 18 more months, is suffering from prostate cancer which he got in prison as a result of medical negligence. According to reports, from six months ago, the prisoner showed signs of a serious medical condition and continuously went to the Gohardasht (Rajaie Shahr) Prison medical clinic complaining of severe …

RFL/RE – Iranian authorities have detained an Iranian cleric who recently accused the Iranian establishment of being repressive and unjust. The detained cleric, Hossein Shirazi, is the son of the 75-year-old Ayatollah Sadegh Shirazi — a senior cleric who is said to have followers in Iran and Iraq. Both have been critical of the Iranian clerical establishment. A London-based representative …

RFL/RE – The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rohani, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet for talks during April.

Al-Arabia – Iran has increased its missile production three-fold, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Wednesday, according to the Fars news service. The commander did not explain during what time period the production increase had taken place. “In the past we had to do a lot of explaining to various bodies for our actions but it’s not like that anymore,” …