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Shiraz City Councilman Begins Serving One-Year Prison Sentence for Advocating Religious Tolerance

Thu 06 Jun 2019

“A few hours ago agents came to our house and took away my husband Mehdi Hajati to enforce a one-year prison sentence,” Hajati’s wife Zohreh Rastegari tweeted on June 2, 2019. A member of the Shiraz City Council, Hajati had been arrested in October 2018 and held for 10 days for seeking the release of two local Baha’is who had been arrested for practicing their faith, which is severely persecuted by the Iranian government.

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Who's behind the Trump administration's foreign policy, and where will it lead? - Mansour Farhang

Thu 06 Jun 2019

On this edition of Your Call, we’ll talk about US foreign policy under the Trump administration. The administration has been escalating tensions with Iran, the European Union, and China. Who is really making US foreign policy decisions, and what will the fallout of the United States' aggressive rhetoric be?

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Human Rights

Seven Baha’i Faith Members Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment in Bushehr

Tue 04 Jun 2019

A revolutionary court in the city of Bushehr in southern Iran sentenced seven members of the Baha’i faith to three years in prison each for allegedly answering questions about their religious beliefs to Muslim guests in their homes.

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Iran: Sentencing of human rights lawyer to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes ‘a shocking injustice’

Tue 04 Jun 2019

Responding to the news that Iranian human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes for his human rights work, including publicizing violations through a channel he set up on the Telegram mobile messaging app and giving media interviews, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Philip Luther, said: “This shockingly harsh sentence is an outrageous injustice. Amirsalar Davoudi is blatantly being punished for his work defending human rights.

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After years of imprisonment, Iranian rights defender Narges Mohammadi’s health is failing.

Thu 30 May 2019

At the urging of doctors, the authorities allowed Narges to be admitted to hospital for an urgent hysterectomy in May. Her family is now asking that they allow Narges to be hospitalised long term to recover, or granted medical leave.

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The High-Stakes Confrontation Between Trump and Khamenei

Thu 30 May 2019

President Donald Trump doesn’t want conflict. Ayatollah Khamenei doesn’t want economic collapse. Yet that is where things are headed.

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Women

The Flame of Feminism Is Alive in Iran

Sat 25 May 2019

The revolution that swept through Iran 40 years ago ruptured all diplomatic ties between Iran and the United States. This we know all too well. But another bond, one between Iranian feminists and their American counterparts, was also ruptured, which, unlike the other, occurred in virtual anonymity.

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The Art of a New Iran Deal - Sanam Vakil

Fri 10 May 2019

A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal on the grounds that he wanted a bigger, better agreement.

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Human Rights

Nasrin Sotoudeh letters to her kids from prison

Wed 08 May 2019

Nasrin Sotoudeh is a lawyer who has never shied away from doing what’s right in Iran. In her long and impressive career, she has exposed the injustices of the death penalty and campaigned for children’s rights.

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Latest U.S. Pressure Has Iran Over a Barrel - Ray Takeyh

Tue 30 Apr 2019

Iran appears increasingly boxed in by intensifying U.S. sanctions, the latest of which will effectively cut it off from its main oil customers.

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Articles

Shiraz City Councilman Begins Serving One-Year Prison Sentence for Advocating Religious Tolerance

Who's behind the Trump administration's foreign policy, and where will it lead? - Mansour Farhang

Seven Baha’i Faith Members Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment in Bushehr

Iran: Sentencing of human rights lawyer to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes ‘a shocking injustice’

After years of imprisonment, Iranian rights defender Narges Mohammadi’s health is failing.

The High-Stakes Confrontation Between Trump and Khamenei

The Flame of Feminism Is Alive in Iran

The Art of a New Iran Deal - Sanam Vakil

Nasrin Sotoudeh letters to her kids from prison

Latest U.S. Pressure Has Iran Over a Barrel - Ray Takeyh

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