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Seven men sentenced to amputation and whipping in Iran Aug 14, 2019 Amputation Iran The regime in Iran has sentenced seven men accused of theft, whipping and amputation of the hand and fingers.  According to the official Khorassan daily, the 8th chamber of the Tehran Criminal Court sentenced the "brigands" chief, named Ali, to have his hand amputated, while his accomplice, Shahine, was sentenced to the amputation of four fingers of the right hand. The other five accomplices were sentenced to five years in prison and 74 lashes each. The amputation of the hand and the lashes for the five men were confirmed by the Supreme Court. The official newspaper said the men belonged to a gang that burgled villas of wealthy Iranians in Tehran. Although Iranian officials are involved in astronomical diversions of money and massive corruption, Iran continues to impose cruel sentences on small thieves. The Attorney General recently criticized the "low number...

Gibraltar: We Have No Immediate Plan to Release Iranian Regime's Tanker Written by  Amir Taghati  on  14 August 2019 . A senior official in Gibraltar on Tuesday denied reports that an Iranian tanker seized near the British overseas territory is poised to be released. The official said a report by the Iranian regime’s Fars news agency, affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), that the Grace 1 tanker is leaving Tuesday night is “untrue.” He spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in line with government rules. The deputy head of the Iranian regime’s Ports and Maritime Organisation, Jalil Eslami, said on Tuesday that Britain was thinking of freeing the Grace 1 following an exchange of documents, Reuters reported. The tanker was seized last month in a British Royal Navy operation off Gibraltar, on the tip of southern Spain. It is suspected of violating European Union sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, and its seizure deepened internatio...

Mike Pompeo: World Must Pressure Iran's Terrorist Regime to Stop Its "Destabilizing Behavior" Written by  Mohammad Sadat Khansari  on  13 August 2019 . United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged the international community to step up pressure on the Iranian regime until it stops its "destabilizing behavior." In a tweet, Secretary Pompeo wrote: "The clock is ticking. Time remaining before the UN arms embargo on Iran expires and Qasem Soleimani’s travel ban ends. We urge our allies and partners to increase the pressure on the Iranian regime until it stops its destabilizing behavior." Secretary Pompeo ✔ @SecPompeo The clock is ticking. Time remaining before the UN arms embargo on Iran expires and Qasem Soleimani’s travel ban ends. We urge our allies and partners to increase the pressure on the Iranian regime until it stops its destabilizing behavior. https:// go.usa.gov/xVcch   5,027 1...

Kurdish porters  ( kulbars ) continue to be killed and injured by regime agents  Aug 14, 2019  The Iranian regime has been targeting religious and ethnic minorities for many years. It has been reported that in the past few weeks, a number of Kurdish porters have been killed or injured by regime agents. Sources concerned with human rights have said that porters have been fired at by agents of the notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A number of porters have been killed and dozens have been injured. Reports say that state security forces killed a young man identified as Reza Ebrahimi. Another porter was injured in the same incident. On another occasion, border patrol agents in the city of Sardasht in the western part of the country shot and injured a young porter. The relatives and friends of this victim identified as Younes Pirooti took him to the hospital for medical attention. He lives in a village close to the city of Sardasht. In a near...

IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: JAILED CANCER PATIENT TORTURED IN PRISON: ARASH SADEGHI 13 August 2019 , Index number: MDE 13/0876/2019 Critically ill prisoner of conscience and human right defender Arash Sadeghi is being tortured through the intentional and purposeful denial of his access to cancer treatment, causing him severe pain and suffering. Serious post-operation infection has developed in his right arm due to lack of care in prison, leaving it swollen, paralyzed and without sensation. He has also been denied critical bone marrow tests to monitor if his cancer has spread. His life is being put at risk. Ninth UA: 174/13 Index: MDE 13/0876/2019 Iran Date: 13 August 2019 URGENT ACTION JAILED CA NCER P A TIENT TORTURED IN PRISON Critically ill prisoner of conscience and human right defender Arash Sadeghi is being tortured through the intentional and purposeful denial of his acce ss to cancer treatment, causing him severe pain and su...