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Iranhumanrights.org – Civil rights defender Arash Sadeghi, who is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for his peaceful activism, is in “critical and worrying” condition after 45 days on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison, an informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “Arash has lost a lot of weight and he’s suffering from stomach and …

Iranhumanrights.org – Since its 1979 revolution, Iran’s Student Day has been marked with passionate speeches given in a less restrained political atmosphere on university campuses. But this year the government has tried to extinguish displays of political dissent by cancelling speeches that had permits while issuing them for “happy shows,” including musical concerts and stand-up comedy. On December 6, 1956, …

Al-monitor — Fluctuation in the value of the rial became a common occurrence in Iran during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and especially in the latter years. Foreign currencies would get more expensive by the day — and sometimes even by the hour. When Ahmadinejad first took office in 2005, the dollar traded for 8,200 Iranian rials. In the days …

PayvandNews – Iran has called for China to step up its economic relations with the country in the post-sanction era. “As China expanded its economic relations with Iran during the sanctions, the country fits for playing stronger role in the Iranian economy after the removal of the sanctions,” Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Chairman Gholam-Hossein Shafeie said …

RFL/RE – The British government has distanced itself from comments made by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson who accused Iran, Britain’s ally Saudi Arabia, and other Middle Eastern states of engaging in “proxy wars.” Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman Helen Bower said they are Johnson’s own views and do not reflect Britain’s policy on Saudi Arabia and its role in the …