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23 October

Iran Executions: Prisoner Hanged at Sirjan Prison

iranhr.net – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at Sirjan Central Prison last Thursday. Sirjan is a city and the capital of Sirjan County in the Iranian province of Kerman.

23 October

Iran issues jail sentences for young women arrested during August protests

iran-hrm – The Iranian Judiciary issued prison sentence from 6 months to 12 months for five young women for participating in protests last August, reports from Iran say.

23 October

Iranian Traders Sentenced To Death For ‘Disrupting Economy’

rferl.org – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld death sentences given to two financial traders convicted of illegal currency trading and “disrupting the economy.”

23 October

U.S., Gulf States Blacklist Afghan Taliban, Iranian Officers For Terrorist Financing

rferl.org – A seven-country group set up to combat the international financing of terrorists has blacklisted nine individuals associated with Afghanistan’s Taliban, including two Iranian military officers and several men accused of “facilitating Iranian support to bolster the terrorist group.”

22 October

Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Ardabil Prison

iranhr.net – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at Ardabil Central Prison this morning. Meisam Saber, 27, was convicted to qisas (retribution in kind) on a murder charge in 2013. His execution was carried out on the morning on Sunday, October 22, 2018.

22 October

Five Iranian Environmentalists face charge of “Corruption on earth” After Eight Months in Prison

iran-hrm – Five out of the eight Iranian environmentalists who were arrested in January 2018, have been issued preliminary indictments.

22 October

Eleven women on death row at Iran’s Qarchak Prison

iran-hrm – There are currently 11 women on death row in Shahr-e Rey prison located in a barren desert, east of Tehran. The prison which is also known as Qarchak Prison, is a disused chicken farm that is described as the largest prison for women in Iran.

22 October

Four Teachers Detained in Iran and Several Others Summoned to Court After Peaceful Sit-In

payvand.com – Two teachers who participated in a peaceful sit-in for teachers’ and education rights in Iran this week remain behind bars five days after they were arrested.

22 October

Five Young Female Protesters Sentenced To Prison In Iran

radiofarda. – Five young women have been sentenced to spend time in prison for participating in protests last August, reports from Iran say.

22 October

French Lawmakers Want To Help Iran’s Banking – Taiwan Bank To Cut Ties

radiofarda – A French senator visiting Iran said on Sunday that European nations are seeking to ensure at least one Iranian bank stays connected to the world after the US imposed new sanctions against the country.

22 October

Suppressive Militia Sanctioned By U.S. Runs A Network In Iran And Middle East

radiofarda – A new batch of US sanctions announced on October 16 targeted some 20 companies and financial institutions that finance Basij Resistance Force, a paramilitary organization linked to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

22 October

Political Prisoner Detained For 18 Years Without Prison Leave

iran-hrm – The condition of political prisoner Saeed Shah Ghaleh, who was imprisoned for 18 years without a single day of leave, is reportedly very poor.

22 October

Teachers arrested and summoned following nationwide teachers’ strike

iran-hrm – An unknown number of teachers have been summoned to Intelligence Ministry’s offices in Tehran, Qazvin, Bojnourd, Saqqez, Marivan, Kermanshah and Aligoudarz after a nationwide teachers’ strike on October 14 and 15.

22 October

Civil rights activists sentenced to prison and flogging for attending protests

iran-hrm – 11 civil rights activists who were arrested during the December 2017/January 2018 were sentenced to prison and flogging by the 1st Branch of the Markazi Province Court of Appeal.

22 October

Iran hangs two inmates in Ardebil and Zahedan prisons

iran-hrm – A prisoner was hanged today at Ardebil Prison, northwest Iran. Having been on death row since August 2015, Meysam Saber, 27, was found guilty of murder.

22 October

More Iranian Cabinet Ministers Resign Amid Economic Crisis

radiofarda – Iran’s ministers of industry and roads have resigned, in the latest departures from President Hassan Rohani’s government.

22 October

Rouhani Introduces 4 New Ministers Ahead of Hard-Hitting Sanctions

radiofarda – President Hassan Rouhani nominated the new ministers of economy, industry, roads and labor in a letter to the Iranian Parliament on October 21.

20 October

Press Release: Threat campaign against Dr. Azmayesh the Director of International organisation to preserve human rights.

IOPHR – A hidden campaign to threaten and to assassinate Dr. Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh , the Director of International organisation to preserve human rights (IOPHR) has been discovered.

20 October

FATF Suspends Counter-Measures Against Iran, Warns Trade Partners To Be Skeptical

Radiofarda – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced on October 19 its decision to continue the suspension of counter-measures against Iran. However, it expressed disappointment that the majority of Tehran’s commitments to combat money-laundering and funding terrorism (known as AML/CFT) have not been fulfilled.

20 October

Iran’s Road Minister Resigns

Radiofarda – Abbas Akhoundi, the Roads Minister in President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet has resigned.

20 October

German Banks Report Sharp Fall In Iran Exports Amid New US Sanctions

Radiofarda – German exports to Iran have dwindled since the United States pulled out of the international nuclear deal with Tehran, data showed on Friday, despite Berlin’s attempts to shield companies from renewed U.S. sanctions against Tehran.

20 October

How will the approaching US sanctions affect Iran’s economy?

Al-Arabia – The second round of the United States sanctions on Iran, which starts in the beginning of November, targets the heart of the Iranian economy through disrupting the flow of foreign capital.

20 October

Threats to the life of Dr. Mohammad Ali Taheri

Shabtabnews – The case of Dr. Mohammad Ali Taheri proves that he is hostage to the malice and cruelty of the Iranian security, as according to the law, not only Dr Taheri should have been released, but he has been kept illegally in prison for more than three years in addition to his original sentence, without any form of additional charges …

20 October

Dozens Of Political Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike After Prison Guards’ Attack

Iran-HRM – 72 political prisoners in ward 12 and 13 of Urmia Central Prison has launched a hunger strike protesting a raid carried out by prison guards and special anti-riot units in this prison on Tuesday.

20 October

Watchdog Warns Iran Could Be Blacklisted Unless It Acts Against Terrorism Funding

RFL/RE – A global financial watchdog has given Iran until February to crack down on terrorism funding or risk further sanctions on its struggling economy.

20 October

U.S. Agencies Again Warn Of Foreign Interference In Elections By Russia, Iran, China

RFL/RE – U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement agencies issued another warning about foreign interference — by Russia, China, Iran, and others — in the upcoming congressional elections and other elections in the future.

20 October

Haley Blasts Iran Over Alleged Use of Child Soldiers

VOA – U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley strongly condemned Iran for its alleged recruitment and use of child soldiers in battlefields across the Middle East.

20 October

Open Letter: Reza Khandan Echoes Public Support of an Ailing Farhad Meysami

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Imprisoned civil rights activist Reza Khandan has published a letter calling attention to fellow activist Farhad Meysami’s mistreatment by prison authorities, who are reportedly unmoved by the steep decline of Meysami’s health since he declared hunger strike on August 1st.

20 October

Prisoner in Shirvan Sentenced to Death

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)– Branch 2 of the Shirvan Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday, October 16th that Taleb Govahi, a defendant on a murder case who has been detained in Shirvan Prison since the crime, has been sentenced to death.

20 October

Farhad Meysami’s “Life Is In Danger” Two Months Into Debilitating Hunger Strike

CHRI – “He has been tied to the bed and injected with serum.” Imprisoned rights activist Reza Khandan has warned Iranian authorities that another fellow political prisoner could die if he is not allowed immediate medical care outside Evin Prison in Tehran.

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