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Iran: Authorities execute man in exceptionally cruel circumstances

Amnesty – Amnesty International is outraged by reports that the Iranian authorities have executed a young man convicted of murder who was only 15 years old at the time of the crime. The organization learned that 22-year-old Ali Kazemi was hanged earlier today in a prison in Bushehr province. His execution was scheduled and carried out without any notice given …

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The case for net neutrality in Iran

Al-Monitor – “Please see this link,” Iran’s minister of information and communications technology replied on Twitter after an internet freedom activist confronted him about net neutrality. Typically, Iranian government officials would ignore such affronts on social media, but Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi engaged with a hyperlink to AT&T’s sponsored data program: His way of saying that they do it in …

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Iran hopeful about Europe remaining in nuclear deal

Al-monitor – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi has expressed hope that Europe will remain committed to the nuclear deal. On Jan. 29, Araghchi appeared on Ofogh TV’s hard-line political show to respond to the criticisms and ambiguous points of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was achieved between Iran and the P5+1 (United States, …

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Uncovered ‘Girl From Enghelab Street’ Picks Up Steam In Iran

RFL/RE – Iranians appear to have taken inspiration from a woman who landed in jail late last month for a peaceful protest against Iran’s strict Islamic dress code, echoing frustration at official restrictions on women’s appearance in public.

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300 protesters reportedly remain in jail during Iran’s massive pro-reform protests

Reuters – The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December’s anti-government protests but around 300 remain in jail facing charges, Iran’s interior minister said on Tuesday.

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