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Tehran Police Open Fire on Sufi Gonabadi Protesters as Clashes Leave Several Dead

CHRI – A protest by followers of Iran’s Muslim Sufi Gonabadi Order was attacked with police fire and tear gas near the home of the faith’s spiritual leader, Nour Ali Tabandeh, in Tehran on February 19, 2018. 

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1,000 Days in Prison: Narges Mohammadi Condemns Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies

CHRI – Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, who recently marked her 1,000th day of imprisonment in Iran, has strongly condemned Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani for his “subservience” to the country’s security establishment. “Your Excellency has repeatedly claimed that the Judiciary is an independent institution,” wrote Mohammadi in an open letter from Tehran’s Evin Prison. “However, such claims do not …

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Six factors driving Iran’s sudden currency devaluation

Al-Monitor – A major and unexpected devaluation of the rial on the free currency market has taken many in Iran by surprise. Analysis of the behavior patterns in the Iranian foreign exchange market suggests that six main parameters need to be assessed to understand what has contributed to recent events. First is the application of the inflation differential between Iran …

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Iran plane crash: Wreckage, bodies found

PayvandNews – Search and rescue teams finally managed to find the wreckage of a plane that crashed into the Dena mountain range, southwestern Iran, on Sunday, recovering bodies of some of the victims, ISNA news agency reported. The ATR aircraft with 66 passengers and crew on board went missing and due to bad weather conditions search for finding the wreckage …

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Security forces try to discredit the Gonabadi Dervishes by blaiming them for the death of 3 police officers

On the night of February 19th, at 18:38 CET, official new sites in Iran with the connection to Sepah release the news that one of the Gonabadi Dervishes has rammed into the riot police killing 3 police officers and injuring plenty more. The driver is identified to be Mohammad Salas, one of the Gonabadi Dervishes participating in previous peaceful protest earlier in the …

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