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23 April

While the Sufis silently await the end of Dr Noorali Tabandeh’s, the head of the Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufis, house-arrest the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, on their websites such as Fars News, and other covert media like “Mashreq News”, issue “media indictments”!

Shabtabnews – Warnings to the Sufis in Iran and in the rest of the world:

23 April

Tehran MP Accuses IRGC Intelligence Arm Of Violations

Radiofarda – Tehran’s representative in parliament has criticized the intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), accusing it of rights abuses.

23 April

Millions Facing Water Shortages, Warns Energy Minister

Radiofarda – Iran is facing its harshest drought in the last 50 years, and nearly half the country’s population will soon face water shortages, according to the Energy Ministry.

23 April

Appliances And Vehicles Market Hit By Forex Crisis, Blackouts on the Way

Radiofarda – Two weeks after the Rouhani administration introduced its new foreign exchange policy of a single rate for US dollar, travellers and businesses complain that foreign currency is not available at the government-imposed rate of 42,000 rials for a dollar. Vice-President Ali Asghar Mounesan told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Monday April 23 that travel agents have …

23 April

Iran: Five Prisoners Hanged In Urmia Central Prison

Iran-HRM – At least five prisoners were hanged today in Central Prison of Urmia. Four of the victims were identified as Tayeb Sheikh-Nejad, Ghader Mohammad Hassan, Islam Rashidpour and Soltan. All of the victims who were found guilty of murder, had a last visit with their families on Sunday.

23 April

Iran: Yarsan Woman Seriously Injured Under Torture Needs Urgent Treatment

Iran-HRM – Yarsan woman Shokoufeh Yadollahi, who was violently arrested and imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin needs urgent medical care and treatment.

23 April

Ahwazi Arab Women’s Whereabouts Unknown Amid Growing Concern For Their Life

Iran-HRM – No report is available of the status and whereabouts of two Ahwazi Arab women who were arrested during the Iran’s Ahwaz protests against ethnic discrimination and slurs by officials against the country’s Arab community. Ezzat Ka’abi and Nadia Mohammadi Pour, both from Ahwaz were arrested 20 days ago and taken to an unknown location. The women’s families have …

23 April

Ailing Activist Returned To Prison After Being Abused By Guards In Hospital

Iran-HRM – According to reports, interrogators of the Ministry of Intelligence transferred an ailing political prisoner who was hospitalized back to Kashan Prison despite doctors’ objections.

23 April

Iran: Baha’i Man Still Unable To Open Business After 10 Years

Iran-HRM – The business of a Baha’i citizen identified as Payam Wali was closed down more than 10 years ago by government institutions. Mr. Wali’s attempts at opening his business again by taking his case to the appeals court, the Supreme Court, and other government agencies over the past 10 years has been futile and the business of this citizens …

23 April

Iran Makes Widespread Arrests Following Ahwaz Protests Against Discrimination

Iran-HRM – Iranian regime has a long history of applying discriminatory policies against the ethnic and religious minorities. In a last episode, the state TV showed a cartoon in which it used figurines to depict various ethnicity but the segment completely ignored the Arab origins of Ahwaz. Major discontent flared up in the city of Ahwaz, the Khuzestan provincial capital …

23 April

Coroner Says Signs Of Injection And Bruising On Body Of Environmentalist Killed In Prison

Iran-HRM – The lawyers of Kavous Seyed Emami’s family have requested that it be determined whether Kavous Seyed Emami was killed in prison as a result of “choking, a stroke or drug poisoning.” The family’s lawyer saidthat in the coroner’s initial report, it was stated that there were “bruises in various parts of the body” and “and an injection mark” but …

23 April

Iranian Cleric Floats ‘Vatican’ Plan For Holy Shi’ite City Of Qom

RFL/RE – Home to some of its most influential clerics, Qom is among Iran’s most important cities, politically and religiously. Thousands of religious authorities are based at its seminaries, and the city is also a frequent stop for politicians eager to brief senior ayatollahs in hopes of getting their approval for their plans and policies. Yet at least one cleric …

23 April

Iranians Hit By ‘Perfect Currency Storm’

RFL/RE – Every day, hundreds head to Tehran’s bustling Ferdowsi street to buy foreign currency, only to find that many exchange offices have shut up shop, have turned off their currency-rate displays, or have signs up reading, “We don’t have U.S. dollars to sell.”

23 April

Iran Bans Banks From Using Cryptocurrencies

RFL/RE – Iran has banned the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by its banks and financial institutions. “The use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in all the country’s monetary and financial centers was banned,” an April 23 statement by the central bank said. It said the decision had been made in December by the government’s money-laundering committee and it …

23 April

Macron Urges Trump To Stick With Iran Nuclear Deal

RFL/RE – French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his U.S counterpart, Donald Trump, to stick with the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers as long as there is no better option.

23 April

Iran Arrests Ex-Prosecutor Dubbed ‘Torturer of Tehran’

VOA – Iranian police have arrested a former prosecutor known as the “torturer of Tehran,” who faces a two-year prison sentence over the death of prisoners following 2009 protests, Iranian media reported Sunday. The official website of the judiciary, Mizanonline.com, said former Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi had been arrested, without elaborating. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said police detained Mortazavi …

23 April

Activists and UN Officials Call on Iran to Stop the Hanging of a Kurdish Prisoner

Radiozamaneh – UN officials and right to life activists in Iran have called upon Iran to stop the execution of a Kurdish prisoner who has reportedly not received a fair trial and has been tortured in prison. https://en.radiozamaneh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RaminHosseinPanahi2-300×170.jpg 300w, https://en.radiozamaneh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RaminHosseinPanahi2-60×34.jpg 60w” sizes=”(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px” style=”vertical-align: middle; max-width: 660px; height: auto;”> The impending execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi who was arrested on 22 …

23 April

Shapur Rashno Deprived of Meeting His Lawyer

HRANA News Agency – Shapur Rashno, an activist in Andimeshk city, has been arrested by Intelligence Office’s agents in Ahwaz on January 7, 2018. Despite several weeks since being arrested, he is still deprived of the right to have a lawyer.

23 April

Five Detainees in Borujerd under Pressure for False Confessions

HRANA News Agency – The Ministry of Intelligence issued a statement announcing the arrest of “the core of the terrorist group in Borujerd”. The statement claimed that the core has played a role in subversive acts during the recent national protests. Also, a member of this group has been wounded in a clash during the arrest, according to the security …

23 April

Eight Prisoners Including Two Afghans Executed in Iran

Iran Human Rights – Eight prisoners most of whom were charged with murder were secretly executed at Rajai Shahr Prison. According to a close source, on the morning of Wednesday, April 18, eight prisoners most of whom were charged with murder were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison. One of the prisoners were identified as Akbar Eftekhari from ward 6, who …

23 April

Iran FM: Trump administration ‘never in’ nuclear deal

Al-Monitor — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking with Al-Monitor in New York, said that if President Donald Trump withholds the next round of Iran sanctions waivers due May 12, effectively exiting the nuclear deal, Tehran could resume its nuclear program “in a much more advanced way.”

23 April

Iran’s President Rohani Criticizes Violence By Morality Police

RFL/RE – Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has criticized the morality police’s use of violence against women failing to observe the compulsory Islamic dress code, state media reported on April 21. Iran’s President Hassan Rohani Source: Rouzegare Ma daily Rohani said some believe that “promoting virtue and preventing vice” — the morality police’s stated mandate — is done “by going to the street …

23 April

18 Wetlands Totally Drained In Iran: Deputy Environment Chief

PayvandNews – Some 18 wetlands in Iran are completely dried up and some 24 are in critical condition, deputy chief of the Department of Environment, Masoud Tajrishi, has said. Tajrishi highlighted that the wetlands in Iran are not in a good condition and if the current trend of low precipitation continues the wetlands will turn to hotspots for sand and …

23 April

Four girls to represent Iran at Asian Weightlifting Championships

PayvandNews – The four-member Iranian team traveled to Urgench, Uzbekistan to participate at the 25th Asian Junior Women Weightlifting Championships.

19 April

Providing fresh and solid evidence for the rejection of the sentence issued by Judge Mohammadi Kashkoli in the lower court against Mr. Mohammadiyar Salas, the innocent accused!

kianetasavof -The three trial sessions of Mr. Mohammadiya Salas – The alleged driver of the “crazy bus” on the evening of 19th February 2018 in Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, were held in the 9th branch of the Tehran Penal Court, headed by Judge Mohammadi Kashkoli and in the presence of two high counsellors – Abbasi and Volkie – within the assembly …

19 April

U.S Hopes For Success In Talks With Europeans On ‘Fixing’ Nuke Deal

Radiofarad – The United States hopes to reach agreement with Britain, France and Germany to address President Donald Trump’s concerns about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Washington’s disarmament ambassador said on Thursday.

19 April

Merchants On Strike In Iran’s Kurdistan As Border Closure Hurts Trade

Radiofarda – Protests in the majority Kurdish regions of western Iran continued this week, with merchants going on strike to highlight the financial losses they’ve suffered since Iran closed the border with Iraqi Kurdistan last year, effectively blocking trade among Kurds from the neighboring countries.

19 April

Offense Plan Needed In ‘Intelligence War’ Says Khamenei

Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blames foreign intelligence for everything from the depreciating value of the national currency to in-fighting among the country’s intelligence services and general discord in the country. Speaking to a group of top security officials at the Intelligence Ministry April 18, Khamenei said the Islamic Republic is engaged in a “complicated intelligence war” …

19 April

Iran’s Power Infrastructure Suffers From Aging And Overuse

Radiofarda – Iran increased nominal power generation capacity by 3% to around 78.9 GW during last fiscal year, ended on March 20, the statistics of Energy Ministry’s annual report indicate.

19 April

Israeli PM Issues Veiled Warning To Iran Over Syria Tensions

AP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday issued a veiled warning to Iran, saying in a Memorial Day speech that his country will defend itself against anyone that tries to harm it.

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