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Due to the arrest of Mr. Nemat Riyahi on 18th of February and the gathering of Gonabadi Dervishes outside of the police office to either get an answer to why this old man with severe heart disease has been arrested, the gathered crowd of Gonabadi Dervishes were attacked by security forces upon nightfall and pushed back the protesting Dervishes to …

Mr Nemat Riyahi, a well known Gonabadi Dervish was arrested in 18th of February. Mr. Riyahi who is an old man renown for his good behavior and loving attitude was arrested without any apparent reason and maintained in Police office 102 in Tehran, near Golestan street. Other Gonabadi dervishes, when hearing about this news, and concerned for the health of Mr. …

RFL/RE – Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Ali Motahari says intelligence and judiciary officials have promised to put an end to the house arrest of reformist leaders Mehdi Karroubi, Mir-Hossein Musavi, and his wife Zahra Rahnavard sometime during the next month. “If they are not released, we will start to protest,” the conservative MP told reporters February 17, apparently alluding to the …

Iran-HRM – Social injustice, cause of pervasive unemployment in Iran introduction The United Nations General Assembly has decided to observe 20 February annually, as the World Day of Social Justice to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. In Iran, however, employment opportunities have been eliminated due to regime’s destructive economic policies. Sitting on an ocean …

RFL/RE – Tehran will not place its missile program under international control, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on February 19 in Moscow. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers unless it is changed to clearly prohibit ballistic missile development, among other changes he is seeking. …