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Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi Released After Five Years in Iranian Prison, Jailed For His Faith

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Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi Released After Five Years in Iranian Prison, Jailed For His Faith

Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi Released After Five Years in Iranian Prison, Jailed For His Faith – Farshid Fathi became a Christian at age 17, as a …

Farshid Fathi became a Christian at age 17, as a Christian convert activist from Islam. He just was released from an Iranian prison, after serving five years, due to charges related to his faith. Free Fathi Facebook

How Iran’s mafia-like Revolutionary Guard rules the country’s black market

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How Iran’s mafia-like Revolutionary Guard rules the country’s black market

How Iran’s mafia-like Revolutionary Guard rules the country’s black market – The revolutionary children of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Pasdaran, were …

The revolutionary children of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Pasdaran, were the poor, marginalized thugs of the Shah’s era, people with a huge appetite for violence. They founded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, and became the main tool of oppression in the hands of Iran’s theocratic regime.

Imprisoned Spiritual Leader on Hunger Strike Has Become “Like a Skeleton”

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Imprisoned Spiritual Leader on Hunger Strike Has Become “Like a Skeleton”

Imprisoned Spiritual Leader on Hunger Strike Has Become “Like a Skeleton” – The family of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the imprisoned leader of a peaceful …

The family of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the imprisoned leader of a peaceful spiritual group, is alarmed by his deteriorating health after his two month-long hunger strike. He began the hunger strike on August 13, 2015 to protest his unjust prosecution, imprisonment, and solitary confinement since 2011.

Two Poets Sentenced to Flogging and Nine and Eleven Years in Prison

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Two Poets Sentenced to Flogging and Nine and Eleven Years in Prison

Two Poets Sentenced to Flogging and Nine and Eleven Years in Prison – A Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced the poets Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi …

October 14, 2015—A Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced the poets Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Moosavi to 9 years and 6 months and 99 lashes, and 11 years and 99 lashes, respectively, on charges of “insulting the sacred” for the social criticism expressed in their poetry.

Iran: Vacate Conviction of Washington Post Journalist

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Iran: Vacate Conviction of Washington Post Journalist

Iran: Vacate Conviction of Washington Post Journalist – Iran’s judiciary should vacate the conviction of the Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian …

(Beirut) – Iran’s judiciary should vacate the conviction of the Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian after an unfair trial. During the trial, the authorities prevented him and his lawyer from freely communicating and adequately preparing his defense.

Judiciary Silent on Status of Tech Expert almost Two Months after His Arrest

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Judiciary Silent on Status of Tech Expert almost Two Months after His Arrest

Judiciary Silent on Status of Tech Expert almost Two Months after His Arrest – Nearly two months after the arrest of information technology expert Arash …

Nearly two months after the arrest of information technology expert Arash Zad, who was detained at Imam Khomeini Airport by the authorities as he was leaving Iran on August 1, 2015, officials have released no information as to why he was arrested or the charges that he is being held under.

Mother of Imprisoned Physicist Writes Letter to Khamenei Pleading for His Freedom

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Mother of Imprisoned Physicist Writes Letter to Khamenei Pleading for His Freedom

Mother of Imprisoned Physicist Writes Letter to Khamenei Pleading for His Freedom – The mother of Omid Kokabee, a physicist imprisoned in Iran since …

The mother of Omid Kokabee, a physicist imprisoned in Iran since January 2011, has written a letter to the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for her son’s freedom on the occasion of the start of the new academic year.

Barry Diller Says He’ll Leave the Country If Donald Trump Wins the White House

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Barry Diller Says He’ll Leave the Country If Donald Trump Wins the White House

 

Barry Diller, the founder and chairman of IAC Interactive, knows show biz and New York real estate—and he is not impressed with the New York real estate mogul and superlative showman currently topping national political polls.

Imprisoned Teacher Sentenced to Three More Years in Prison after Completing Six

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Imprisoned Teacher Sentenced to Three More Years in Prison after Completing Six

Imprisoned Teacher Sentenced to Three More Years in Prison after Completing Six – Badaghi’s lawyer, Peyman Haj-Mahmoud Attar, told the International …

Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Badaghi, who was near the end of serving a six-year prison sentence for his peaceful labor activism, has been condemned to an additional three years in prison.

Man hanged in western Iran prison

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Man hanged in western Iran prison

Man hanged in western Iran prison – A statement by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein …

Iran’s fundamentalist regime has hanged a man in a prison in the western city of Sanadaj. The man, identified only by his first name Abbas, was hanged in the city’s central prison on Monday.