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Why Was Teachers’ Rights Activist Hashem Khastar Sent to a Mental Hospital With No Signs of Illness?

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Why Was Teachers’ Rights Activist Hashem Khastar Sent to a Mental Hospital With No Signs of Illness?

Hashem Khastar Sent to a Mental Hospital With No Signs of Illness?

Teachers’ rights activist Hashem Khastar was having a day like any other when a group of men accosted him in the Iranian city of Mashhad, put him in an ambulance, and took him to a mental hospital without providing any explanation.

HRW Calls On Iran To Produce Evidence Or Release Detained Ecologists

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HRW Calls On Iran To Produce Evidence Or Release Detained Ecologists

HRW Calls On Iran To Produce Evidence Or Release Detained Ecologists

Human Rights Watch has called on Iran to immediately release eight environmental activists who’ve been detained since January unless authorities “can produce evidence to justify the charges against them and guarantee a fair trial.”

IRAN REGIME THREATENS DEATH PENALTY FOR ENVIRONMENTALISTS

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IRAN REGIME THREATENS DEATH PENALTY FOR ENVIRONMENTALISTS

IRAN REGIME THREATENS DEATH PENALTY FOR ENVIRONMENTALISTS

Authorities in Iran have issued indictments against eight detained environmental activists that could lead to their execution, according to Human Rights Watch, who called for the immediate release of the activists, who have been arbitrarily detained for nine months, unless Iran can produce the evidence against the activists and ensure a fair trial.

UN rights expert: Iran should emphasize human rights in response to social challenges

UN rights expert: Iran should emphasize human rights in response to social challenges

UN rights expert: Iran should emphasize human rights in response to social challenges

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran on Wednesday urged Iran to respond to social challenges in the country by putting international human rights law at the center of a government response.

Another Activist Detained in Iran’s Crackdown on Teachers Unions

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Another Activist Detained in Iran’s Crackdown on Teachers Unions

Activist Detained in Iran’s Crackdown on Teachers Unions

The wife of a prominent Iranian teachers union leader said Wednesday that Iranian security forces had detained her husband and hospitalized him for a purported mental illness that she knew nothing about.

HRW calls on Iran to immediately release environmentalists indicted for ‘spying’

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HRW calls on Iran to immediately release environmentalists indicted for ‘spying’

release environmentalists indicted for ‘spying’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for on Friday Iran to release eight environmental indicted activists; charges against four could lead to capital punishment.

US Will Not Allow Iran To Develop World’s “Deadliest Weapons”: Trump

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US Will Not Allow Iran To Develop World’s “Deadliest Weapons”: Trump

US Will Not Allow Iran To Develop World’s “Deadliest Weapons”: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said all sanctions against Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in “full force” from November 5 and promised more in the future to prevent Tehran from developing the world’s deadliest weapons.

UN Investigating Whether Iran Supplied Weapons Seized By U.S. Navy Near Yemen

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UN Investigating Whether Iran Supplied Weapons Seized By U.S. Navy Near Yemen

Weapons Seized By U.S. Navy Near Yemen

UN inspectors are examining more than 2,500 AK-47 rifles and other guns seized by the crew of a U.S. destroyer off the coast of Yemen to determine whether the weapons originated in Iran or Somalia.

Iranian Faces Charges For Saying Shi’ite Imam ‘Died’

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Iranian Faces Charges For Saying Shi’ite Imam ‘Died’

Iranian Faces Charges For Saying Shi’ite Imam ‘Died’

When journalist Pouyan Khoshhal penned an article about the potential health risks to Iranians of a major Shi’ite pilgrimage to neighboring Iraq, he might not have guessed that it could cost him his job and land him in jail.

Iran Is a Threat to the Banking System

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Iran Is a Threat to the Banking System

Banking System

At many banks, Nov. 5 will be a scary day. That’s when broad U.S. sanctions are set to be re-imposed on Iran, thereby placing new pressure on its struggling economy and increasing the regime’s desperation for hard currency. A crucial side effect of this effort has gotten too little attention: Iran will likely attempt to skirt these sanctions through cyber-enabled money laundering — and banks will be a prime target.