Iran: %333 Increase of Prison Populace in 30 Years

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Iran: %333 Increase of Prison Populace in 30 Years

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London, 25 May – Iran’s penitentiary chief refers to a 333 percentage increase in prisoner figures between 1985 and 2017. Accordingto Tasnim agency, Asghar Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran holds the second place for prison population among Islamic countries and 6th among Asian countries. Saying that Iran’s world ranking is 41st he added: “prisoner population rate is 174 per100 thousand in Asia and 168 in the World. According to his statement, in Iran this number is 283 persons per 100 thousand.

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Why the Iranian Regime Is Worrying the US and Middle Eastern Allies

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Why the Iranian Regime Is Worrying the US and Middle Eastern Allies

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London, 25 May – While Donald Trump has been on his inaugural tour of the Middle East, he has been very clear on his attitudes towards the Iranian Regime; attitudes that have been applauded and welcomed by the heads of state that he has met there.

It’s no surprise that Trump was critical of the Iranian Regime at the Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia, to which Iran was not invited.

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Iran Refuses to Give up Ballistic Missiles Programme

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Iran Refuses to Give up Ballistic Missiles Programme

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London, 25 May – The Iranian Regime has revealed that they consider their ballistic missiles programme to be non-negotiable and indicated that they will not give up the programme for anything.

Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, a spokesman for the Regime, told reporters on Tuesday: “The Iranian nation has decided to be powerful. Our missiles are for peace and for defence … American officials should know that whenever we need to technically test a missile, we will do so and will not wait for their permission.”

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Iranian Women Face Discrimination in Employment

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Iranian Women Face Discrimination in Employment

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London, 25 May – Human Rights Watch has released a 59-page report, called ‘It’s a Men’s Club’: Discrimination Against Women in Iran’s Job Market, that showcases the struggles that Iranian women face in terms of discrimination and bias in the workplace.

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US Treasury Reviewing Iran’s Aircraft Licence

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US Treasury Reviewing Iran’s Aircraft Licence

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London, 25 May – The head of the US Treasury Department has revealed that he is reviewing the licenses for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell aircraft to airlines affiliated with the Iranian Regime.

On Wednesday, Steven Mnuchin testified before the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee that he would increase sanctions pressure on Iran, Syria and North Korea.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Accepting Defeat?

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Accepting Defeat?

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London, 25 May – Over the past couple of weeks, the Iranian Regime have suffered several humiliations from their failure to secure the President they chose in the recent ‘elections’, to the speeches made at the Arab Summits in Saudi Arabia, to a near defeat by the Syrian rebels, but could this be the end of the Regime and its dictator?

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Peace in the Middle East- Trump’s Promise

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Peace in the Middle East- Trump’s Promise

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London, 24 May – When Donald Trump announced that his inaugural trip as President would be to Saudi Arabia, plenty of people were concerned about how he would fare, given his comments on the Saudi Royal Family in past years and his more recent comments surrounding Muslims.

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Iran Builds New Terror Centres- US Stalls on Terror Designation

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Iran Builds New Terror Centres- US Stalls on Terror Designation

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London, 24 May – As the US stalls on whether or not to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), the Iranian Regime builds more terrorist training camps.

Colonel Wes Martin (ret.), who served as the first senior antiterrorism officer for all Coalition Forces in Iraq, wrote an op-ed for Forbes pleading with the US Congress and the Trump administration to speed up the designation of the IRGC as a terror group, before it is too late.

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Iran Looks Bleak Under Rouhani’s Rule

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Iran Looks Bleak Under Rouhani’s Rule

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London, 24 May – Following last Friday’s sham elections in Iran, incumbent Hassan Rouhani emerged the winner and once again the Iranian people lost.

The Regime has claimed that almost 40 million turned out to vote, an impressive, if ridiculous, lie considering how low voter turnout is in actual décor and that Rouhani won by a margin of 8 million votes.

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Iranian Regime Crises Intensify After Election

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Iranian Regime Crises Intensify After Election

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London, 24 May – On Friday, the Iranian Regime announced that Hassan Rouhani had won a second term in the elections but, according to a political analyst, these elections do not represent the will of the people, rather the failures of Iran’s supreme leader to achieve the result he wanted.

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