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RFL/RE – An Argentine judge says the prosecutor who was found dead just days after accusing former President Cristina Fernandez of covering up Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center was murdered. Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found with a fatal gunshot wound to his head just hours before he was due to appear before Congress …

HRANA News Agency – The 77th number of Peace Line monthly was published with the help of a group of civil activists of Iran. The nature and purpose of dealing with the “Erfan-e-Halghe” group by the Iranian security forces and specifically the death sentence for Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of this group, has been discussed in the Special Case of this 77th issue with …

CHRI – Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof has revealed that he has been banned from making films in Iran and is not allowed to leave the country. “As soon as I arrived at Tehran’s international airport [on September 11, 2017], two individuals came to me at the passport checkpoint and took me to a room where they confiscated my passport and …

CHRI – Detained after criticizing a powerful local lawmaker, Sina Ghalandari, an independent journalist based in the city of Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, has been released on bail. “Every journalist or political activist who has criticized him has ended up in court and prison,” a source with knowledge about the case told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “Now …

Al-Monitor – Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran’s relations with Europe mostly remained intact at the economic and at times political level. But in terms of military cooperation, there were almost no ties whatsoever. However, the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015 created an environment that encouraged Tehran to also push for military cooperation with …