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Al-Arabia – The Iranian judiciary has issued a ruling dismissing the case against Saeed Toosi, a favored Quran reciter of the country’s supreme leader, accused of raping 19 children many of whom were his students. An official Iranian media published on Saturday a copy of the Tehran court’s ruling confirming that Toosi was acquitted of charges of sexually molesting and …

Radiozamaneh – It has been one year since the disastrous Plasco Building fire in Tehran and authorities continue to pass on the burden of responsibility to others while the victims of the disaster, namely the workers, firefighters and store owners have received none of the assistance promised by the government. On January 20, 2017 the Plasco building caught fire and …

Iran Human Rights –  Mohammad Najafi, who questioned the authorities’ claim about a protester’s “suicide” in prison, has been under arrest since January 15. According to a close source, Mohammad Najafi, attorney at law, was arrested by the security forces at his house on the evening of January 15. Mohammad Najafi had been investigating the suspicious death of Vahid Heidari, …

PayvandNews – Iran water crisis (source: cover of Iranian economic magazine Tejarate Fard) By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj (source: LobeLog)   The most important sentence in the Persian language is arguably “Baba ab dad.” The sentence means “father gave water.” It is the first sentence taught to Iranian children when they are learning to read and write. Beyond its phonetic simplicity, it …

usnews – The two-week protest movement that rocked cities across Iran earlier this year has largely subsided, but the fallout from the government’s harsh response has just begun.