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Iran: Prisoner hanged after six years on death row

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014

NCRI – The authorities in a prison in a northern city of Iran hanged a young man after he had been on death row for six years.

Iran: Future of Sanctions Still Uncertain

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014

By INU staff

INU - It is ironic that many Iranian officials have expressed the view that economic sanctions and oil prices are both parts of a conspiracy against the Islamic Republic. It is ironic because Iran is engaged in its own observable conspiracies aimed at defying legally imposed sanctions and weakening future support for them.

Iran’s Conspiracy Theories

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014

By INU staff

INU - Among individuals and governments alike, conspiracy theories are a popular way of shifting blame for problems away from oneself and onto a series of actions that can’t be proven, ostensibly because they are covered up by a collective of very powerful entities. The Iranian regime takes this approach to explaining a number of the problems it faces on the global stage.

MEPs strongly condemn organized acid attacks against Iranian women

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014

Members of European Parliament strongly condemned the wave of recent acid attacks against Iranian women by criminal gangs affiliated to the Iranian regime, and demanded that “the dossier of savage and systematic violation of human rights in Iran” be referred to the UN Security Council.

Senator McCain urges Kerry to expedite resettlement of Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014

NCRI - U.S. Senator John McCain sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday to raise concerns about Iranian opposition members in Camp Liberty, Iraq, whose lives are increasingly at risk as the security situation in Iraq, particularly in Baghdad, continues to deteriorate.

Iran - clip: Isfahan residents protesting acid attacks

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Published: Thursday, 23 October 2014

NCRI – The Iranian regime’s State Security Forces (police) attacked the residents of Isfahan protesting against the recent wave of acid attacks by gangs affiliated to the clerical regime in Iran.

Iran: Skirting Sanctions

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Published: Tuesday, 21 October 2014

By INU staff,

In the wake of price drop experienced by all OPEC countries, the overall health of the Iranian oil economy is uncertain. Iran needs higher oil prices to balance its budget than its fellow OPEC members. And especially with Western sanctions in effect, it also needs to rely on different markets. There is some uncertainty surrounding which markets those will be in the near future.

Iran: Skirting Sanctions

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Published: Tuesday, 21 October 2014

By INU staff,

In the wake of price drop experienced by all OPEC countries, the overall health of the Iranian oil economy is uncertain. Iran needs higher oil prices to balance its budget than its fellow OPEC members. And especially with Western sanctions in effect, it also needs to rely on different markets. There is some uncertainty surrounding which markets those will be in the near future.