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EXCLUSIVE: German Football Coach, Winfried Schäfer: Tragedy about female fan in Iran; “Fear is omnipresent”

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 Editor 14 Views #TheBlueGirl, academics, arrest, Bani Yas Team, cabinet members, Cambodia, commit suicide, compromise, craftsmen, cross-section, discrimination, drastic step, Emirati, escort, Esteghlal football team, fear, federaion, female fans, FIFA, football clubs, football fan, forced veil, foreigner, German coach, independence, Instagram, international competitions, ministers, national teams, political commentary, public support, publicly commenting, repression, Sahar Khodayari, soccer players, Stadiums, supporters, Taxi drivers, team player, the regime, various professions, vast majority, window dressing, Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer, younger generation

By The Free Iranian Staff   Winfried “Winnie” Schäfer, former German coach of Tehran’s Esteghlal football team, in an interview

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Background & Optics Buying Friends & Influencing Enemies Corruption in Iran Human Rights Lobbyists in the West Slider Social Damages in Iran Women 

In-Depth Coverage: Female Iranian Football Fans get FIFA to referee for them with the Khomeinist regime

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Editor 11 Views #TheBlueGirl, #WakeUpFIFA, a leading advocate, African Americans, Amr'eh beh ma'aroof, Aryamehr, Azadi Stadium, Cambodia, chanting slogans, concession, cosmetic, discrimination, fans, fatwa, Female, FIFA, fraudulent, Gianni Infantino, Grand Ayatollah, half-hearted, imprisoned, international competitions, Iranian Women, iron bars, Islamic Parliament (Majles), KKK, Massoud Shojaei, misogyny, nahi'ie az monker, People’s Organization for Knowledge and Avoiding Sin, permission, photographers, platitudes, reform, relaxation, religiously sanctioned, revert, Sahar Khodayari, Social Media, Source of imitation, stadium, teammates, vigilante group

But will it last? By The Free Iranian Staff   Since its inception, the Khomeiniist regime has repeatedly resorted to

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Air Corruption in Iran Deforestation Environment Other News Water 

Iran’s Persistent Environmental Disaster

October 14, 2019 Editor 8 Views Caspian Sea, damming projects, environmental destruction, environmental disasters, Environmental Protection Agency, environmental regulations, Gilan, Golestan, Isa Kalantari, Islamic Parliament (Majles), Lake Urmia, Mazanderan, Minister of Energy, northern provinces, over-irrigation, Sea water rerouting, Semnan province, Zayendeh Roud

By The Free Iranian Staff   Between 40 and 50 Members of the Islamic Parliament (Majles) from the northern provinces

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Background & Optics Corruption in Iran The Regime Brass 

The Khomeinist Regime’s Leaders Would Never Disclose Their Finances to the Public

October 14, 2019 Editor 9 Views Ali Larijani, Asadollah Abassi, cabinet ministers, deceptive move, deputy ministers, Ebrahim Raisi, embezzlement, factional quarrels, financial assets, financial disclosures, financial statement, Hamid Shahriari, High level officials, intra-regime, Investigating, investments, Islamic Parliament (Majles), Judiciary, Khomeiniist regime, Property and Assets, property assets, provincial governors, stocks and bonds

By The Free Iranian Staff   High level officials of the Khomeiniist regime such as the supreme leader, president, cabinet

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Ethnic Peoples Human Rights Political Prisoners Slider Terrorism 

Nine protesters detained outside Turkish embassy in Tehran

October 13, 2019October 14, 2019 Editor 12 Views Abdullah Jahanbyn, airstrikes, Ankara, anonymous, anti-Erdogan, artillery bombardment, autonomous region, Baneh, banner, Britain-based, civilians, Death to Turkey and Erdogan, ethnically cleanse, Ferdowsi Street, Haryana News Agency, human rights lawyer, Iranian Kurdistan, Islamic State group (ISIS), Ismail Salary, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), lawyers group, Marivan, military offensive, Mohammad Hassan Mousavi, no-fly zone, northeast Syria, Operation Peace Spring, Piranshahr, protesting against Turkey, Redur Khalil, Refugees, Rojava, Rojhelat, Rudaw, Sanandaj, security forces, security presence, Syria offensive, Syrian Arab, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Tehran, territorially defeating, Terrorist Organization, Turkish embassy, Turkish flags, war path, Western air support

By Lawk Ghafuri Source: Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Nine people were detained by Iranian security forces outside the Turkish

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Background & Optics Corruption in Iran Social Damages in Iran The Regime Brass 

Teaching English to be nixed from public school curriculum throughout Iran

October 13, 2019October 14, 2019 Editor 17 Views a draft law, abominable, academic, agreement, atmosphere, collaboration, constitution, Corruption, courses, daycare, deprived, educational establishment, endorsing, English language, funded, higher education, Higher Education and Academic Council, Islamic Parliament (Majles), language, lawmakers, mandate, Mehdi Navid-Adham, Ministry of Education, negligent, nouveau riche, objective, opportunities, politicians, private institutions, promotion, provision, public schools, punks, random, remote, repugnant, restrict, rural areas, scholastic, teachers and educators, teaching English, tolerance, unethical, universities, untoward

By The Free Iranian Staff   Fifty-seven members of the Islamic parliament (Majles), are endorsing a draft law that if

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Asia Background & Optics International political Leaders Iran Middle East & Levant News 

Pakistan Foreign Ministry refutes PM Imran Khan’s trip to Tehran and Riyadh as mediator

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 Editor 22 Views ease increasing tensions, Imran Khan, Islamabad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, Prime Minister, Saudi Arabia, United Nations General Assembly

By The Free Iranian Staff On Friday, October 11th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan issued a statement denying

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Capital Punishment Children and Minors Ethnic Peoples Execution Human Rights Journalists LGBTQ Political Prisoners Religious Minorities Slider Women Workers & Labor Activists 

World Day Against the Death Penalty: Human Rights Activists News Agency’s Annual Report on Execution in Iran-2019

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 Editor 31 Views Alborz, annual report, armed robbery, capital offense, Center of Statistics of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), chart, commit crime, corruption on earth, data collection, Death penalty, drugs and narcotics offenses, execution location, Iranian authorities, Iranian courts, judicial authorities, Kerman, margin of error, murder, network, official sources, omit, political offenses, prisoner, public executions, Public hangings, rape, secret, security-related offenses, Statistics Center, verifiable sources, West Azerbaijan, World Day Against the Death Penalty

Source: Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) On the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Center of Statistics of

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Buying Friends & Influencing Enemies Corruption in Iran Economy IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Nuclear Other News Sanctions 

Mike Pompeo says Iran lied to the UK over oil delivery to Syria

October 12, 2019 Editor 16 Views Adrian Darya 1, Assad's war, British forces, China, coast, crude oil, curtail, destination, EU sanctions, European countries, fund, Gibraltar, Houthis, Iranian ambassador, maximum pressure, missile program, nuclear ambitions, nuclear deal, nuclear restrictions, oil supplies, policy, Royal Marines, rule of law, Russia, sectarian violence, surveillance pictures, Syria, Syrian port, tanker, Tartus, terrorist oil, Yemen

By Roland Oliphant Source: The Telegraph   The United States has demanded European countries hold Iran accountable for breaking EU

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Corruption in Iran Currency & inflation Economy IRGC, Basij, Hezbollah & Quds Force Slider Terrorism The Regime Brass The Supreme Leader 

Pompeo’s challenge to the Khomeinist regime leaders on passing anti-terror financing bills

October 12, 2019 Editor 15 Views banking standards, combatting terror, deferring, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), financing terrorism, global, international banking relations, international conventions, international watchdog, Islamic Parliament (Majles), legal structure, legislation, Mike Pompeo, Money Laundering, reforms, resolution, U.S. Secretary of State

By The Free Iranian Staff   On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a statement saying that if

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