Shabtabnews In this dark night, I have lost my way – Arise from a corner, oh you the star of guidance.

Radiofarda – Turkey’s top refiner, Tupras, is in talks with U.S. officials to obtain a waiver allowing it to keep buying Iranian oil after Washington reinstates sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s energy sector in November, industry sources said.

Shabtabnews – 50 days has past without any information about the physical and psychological condition of the eight Gonabadi Sufis, who were detained at the Fashafiyah Prison, before being  attacked and beaten last month by the prison authorities, who were then transferred to an unknown location. No one has heard from them since their transfer and there is a growing concerns …

Shabtabnews – The authorities of Fashafiyeh prison, attempted to break the hunger strike of five Sufi prisoners through their transfer to the Prison Disciplinary Committee, and harsh judicial threats.

Iran-HRM – New reports indicate the Iranian judiciary is resorting to issuing heavy sentences against protesters and political prisoners. The General Prosecutor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province said that a court had sentenced six people to prison for writing slogans on walls and ripping up images of Iranian officials, according to the state-run ISNA news agency. 

RFL/RE – The United Nations envoy for Syria is stepping down after gains this year by Syrian, Russian, and Iranian forces in reasserting control over much of the country, eclipsing prospects for an international peace deal ending Syria’s seven-year civil war.