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Iran Human Rights –  Sina Qanbari, 23, one of the people who were arrested during the recent protests in Tehran died in the quarantine ward of Evin Prison on January 6. The official authorities said that the cause of death was suicide. The Committee for Pursuing the Detainees of Nationwide Protests announced the suspicious death of Sina Qanbari, 23, on …

CHRI – 16 Reformist MPs Urge Support For Protesters A top reformist lawmaker has pledged to investigate the arrests by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry of dozens of university students during the country’s recent nationwide protests. “According to a list that was given to me, about 90 students have been arrested throughout the country in the past few days,” Parvaneh Salahshouri, the …

Al-Monitor – The cause of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s death a year ago is proving to be as difficult to explain as his storied political career. On Jan. 7, Yasser Hashemi, one of Rafsanjani’s sons, said President Hassan Rouhani had rejected the findings of the Supreme National Security Council regarding the cause of Rafsanjani’s death and ordered the council to …

Al-Monitor – In a meeting with economic officials, President Hassan Rouhani addressed some of the economic issues facing Iran. Many people believe that Iran’s economy has been a major factor in the recent protests across the country. Rouhani attributed the “root of the problem” to there being a gap between the officials of the country and young people, saying, “We …

PayvandNews – Behrouz Nemati, spokesman for the parliament’s presiding board, said on Sunday that during a meeting of the parliament it was decided that the Telegram messaging app will be unblocked under certain conditions. Nemati said Telegram’s CEO must accept Iran’s conditions. He added that the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is tasked with following up on the issue, …