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Nasrin Sotoudeh: “At a time where oppression reigns in Iran, it makes no difference whether I’m in prison, or not”

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Editor 186 Views collusion, compulsory hijab, considerable resources, Corruption, Death penalty, depravity, detention, enforcing veiling, female attorney, Frech publication, harming national security, human rights activist, illegally prosecute, imprisonment, injustice, Iranian lawyer, Islamic authorities, Islamic dress, L'Obs, Lashes, Le Nouvel Observateur, LEGAM, Nasrin Sotoudeh, obligatory veil, Propaganda, Protest, Public enemy number one, Sara Daniel, supernatural determination

By The Free Iranian Staff In its November 7th issues, the French Publication, L’Obs – formerly Le Nouvel Observateur –

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Tehran jumps to free Russian journalist when Moscow snaps its finger

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Editor 95 Views agents, ambassador, Boris Voytsekhovskiy, conspire, cooperating, damaging, desperate need, detention, dual nationality, espionage, ex-husband, expeditious review, foreign, hostages, hotel room, Israeli intelligence, medical attention, Newsweek magazine, notorious prisons, Pravda, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Russia, Russian edition, Russian journalist, Yulia Yuzik

By The Free Iranian   On Thursday, the Russian embassy in Tehran announced that Yulia Yuzik, the Russian journalist, arrested

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Harassment and imprisonment: Life as a persecuted Christian in Iran

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Editor 109 Views Assyrian Pentecostal Church, bible studies, childhood memories, Christian, Christians detained in Iran, Christmas celebration, church services, citizens, confinement, contrived charges, Dabrina Tamraz, daughter, detention, evangelism, exclusive interview, Farsi, foundational right, harassment, house church, illegal, imprisonment, interrogation, Iranian regime, leadership, Mike Pence, minorities, national language, pastor, persecution, religious freedom, soldiers, surveillance, tainted, threat to national security, U.S. State Department, United Nations, US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Vice-President, Victor Tamraz

By Emily Judd Source: Al Arabiya Dabrina Tamraz grew up as the daughter of a pastor living under the Iranian

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Iranian-born Australian journalist, Rita Panahi: Iran’s regime ‘rotten to the core’

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 Editor 154 Views Australian government, backward, brutal, citizens, detention, embattled nation, flying a drone, human rights abuser, Islamic Revolution, Jolie King, leading sponsor of terrorism, Mark Firkin, migrating, military facilities, no place for a tourist, release, Rita Panahi, rogue nation

Source: SkyNews   Sky News host Rita Panahi has warned that Iran is “no place for a tourist” after the

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Inside Iran’s Evin prison former detainees say ‘every day is a day of suffering’

September 14, 2019October 8, 2019 Editor 228 Views alarming, Amnesty International, Australian, bad wrap, barbed wire, beatings, bloggers, brutality, bureau chief, Canberra, captive, charges, crowdfunding site, detainment, detention, disappearance, drone, Eilidh Macpherson, espionage, Evin Prison, foreign nationals, gunfire, hangings, ill-treatment, Iranian-American, isolation, Jason Rezaian, Jolie King, Kaveh Taheri, Mark Firkin, mass graves, media, mock executions, Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, Perth, political detainees, psychological torture, screams, Solitary Confinement, suffering, The Times, The Way Overland, violations, Washington Post, website, windowless cells, without a permit, YouTube channel

By Tracey Shelton and Julia Holman Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Former inmates have described being subjected to mock executions, beatings and psychological

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Iran: Shocking death of football fan who set herself on fire exposes impact of contempt for women’s rights

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 Editor 134 Views Advocacy, AFC Asian Cup, Al-Ain, arbitrary arrests, Asian Football Confederation, Azadi Stadium, celebrities, contempt, courthouse, detention, detention and prosecution, discriminatory ban, draconian ban, Esteghlal of Iran, FIFA, football stadium, football team, freedom of belief and religion, freedom of expression, Gharchak, heart-breaking, non-discrimination, overcrowded, politicians, punishment, Research, risk, Sahar Khodayari, Shahr-e Rey prison, sinful act, sports stadiums, summoned to court, Tehran, Torture, tragedies, trauma, United Arab Emirates, violent offences, Women's Rights

Source: Amnesty International Responding to reports that a young woman who set herself on fire after being summoned to court

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Female Football Fan In Iran Dies In Hospital From Burns

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 Editor 153 Views Akbar Mantajabi, Ali Karimi, bipolar disorder, boycott, captain, detention, football match, gasoline, hospital, Instagram, International Football Federation FIFIA, Iranian society, Journalist, lawmaker, Masoud Shojaei, national football team, Parvaneh Salahshouri, prosecutor's office, Saeide Eslamie, Sahar Khodayari, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, soccer match, Social Media, sports competitors, sports personalities, sports stadium, star player, strangulated, suicide, The Blue Girl, tyranny, victim

Source: RadioFarda   A young woman who had set herself on fire to protest her possible indictment for trying to

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

August 23, 2019 Editor 183 Views Adrian Darya 1, Ashkelon, Automatic Identification System (AIS), barrels, cargoes, coastal-reception networks, collisions, Coordinates, creative solution, crude oil, detention, Economakis, embargo-busting, EU embargo, European authorities, foolproof, foreign income, formerly known as, Georgios Hatzimanolis, Gibraltar, go dark, government agencies, Grace 1, groundings, infrastructure, Israeli port, Kalamata, land-based stations, low-orbiting satellites, Marine Traffic, media strategist, Mediterranean Sea, merchant fleet, military restrictions, noncompliance, olive oil, Persian Gulf, Phantom, radio traffic, radio transmissions, Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS), satellite network, shallow waters, Ships In The Night, ships' movements, sleuthing, southern Greek port, Strait of Hormuz, supertanker, TankerTrackers.com, trackers, trajectories, transferring, transponders, transporting, U.S. embargo, UN International Maritime Organization's (IMO), Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Vesselfinder, VesselsValue, zig zags

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

August 20, 2019 Editor 117 Views anthropologist, around the globe, bargaining chips, British-Iranian, child marriage, detention, dual citizen, escalation, espionage, European Leadership Network think-tank, Evin Prison, female genital mutilation (FGM), financial penalties, foreign nationals, hard-line, impossible to ascertain, Iran nuclear deal, Iranian custody, jailed, Jason Rezaian, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Kameel Ahmady, Masoud Soleimani, maximum pressure campaign, military response, Muhammad Sahimi, national security, Nizar Zakka, political development, Princeton University, privacy and security, Sir Adam Thomson, State Department, Stena Impero, system of government, The Media Line, tri-national, University of Southern California, Western countries, Westerners, Xiyue Wang

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, 2019October 4, 2019 Editor 194 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 to

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