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Dock And Cover: Hiding A Supertanker — Like Iran’s Adrian Darya — Is Easier Than You Think

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By Andy Heil Source: RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (RFE/RL) The supertanker formerly known as Grace 1 is steaming eastward in the Mediterranean

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Iran using dual national detainees as economic bargaining chips – Analysis

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Arrests like that of Briton Kameel Ahmady are also being used to leverage the release of Iranians accused of violating

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UN expert: Executions in Iran among the world’s highest

August 17, 2019August 19, 2019 Admin 22 Views anti-narcotics law, apostates, Arab Ahwazis, arbitrarily detained, arbitrary arrest, Azerbaijani Turks, Baluchis, BBC’s Persian service, blasphemy, child offenders, Civil Rights, compulsory hijab, corruption on earth, Death penalty, detention, diplomatic leverage, drug possession, drug-related offenses, dual nationals, fair trial, freedom of expression, General Assembly, harassed, homosexuality, House Churches, insult of the Prophet Muhammad, International Covenant, intimidated, Iranian-Austrian, Javaid Rehman, Kamran Ghaderi, Kurds, Lebanese businessman, medical care, Michelle Bachelet, Nasrin Sotoudeh, national security, Nizar Zakka, no evidence, non-Muslim, Political Rights, protesting, right to life, sham trials, Sunni minority, trade union activists, UN expert, US residency, victimization, waging war against God, wear veils

Source: AlArabiya The UN expert on human rights in Iran says last year saw increasing restrictions on the right

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Kurdish-Iranian Detained Refugee Receives 4th Australian Literary Award

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Admin 22 Views Australia’s State Library, Australian literary award, Australian marines, autobiography, awards ceremony, Behrouz Boochani, detention, illegal immigrants, Indonesian sailors, Kurdish Iranian, Kurds, Manus Island, National Biography Award, New South Wales, No Friend but the Mountains, non-fiction, persecution, Persian, rescued, WhatsApp, writer

Australian Gov’t doubles down on Khomeinist regime’s own human rights violations Source: Asharq Al-Awsat Kurdish-Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani won yet

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