A couple in Iran are being forced to sell their new-born triplets because they cannot afford the hospital costs.
The triplets were being sold for 40 million Tomans each (around $1264) but the father has been haggled down to around 20 million.
17 senators demand investigations on the Iranian military activities against the U.S. since the JCPOA
Iran Focus
London, 16 October – A group of U.S. senators are concerned that Iran has been sponsoring attacks on the U.S. Navy by supporting Houthi rebels with the money from The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). They have requested that an official inquiry is carried out by the Pentagon to establish whether Iran has engaged in more military dealings since the deal was made.
17 senators demand investigations on the Iranian military activities against the U.S. since the JCPOA
Iran Focus
London, 16 October – A group of U.S. senators are concerned that Iran has been sponsoring attacks on the U.S. Navy by supporting Houthi rebels with the money from The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). They have requested that an official inquiry is carried out by the Pentagon to establish whether Iran has engaged in more military dealings since the deal was made.
Iran: SchoolgirlsFlogged for Failing to Pay Fees to Principal
Iran Focus
London, 14 October – On October 12, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports a shocking measure. In Mokhtarabad village in South Roodbar, school authorities gave at least eight lashes of the whip to 10 schoolgirls, and expelled them from school, because their parents did not pay 30,000 toumans (approx. $8.5) to the school’s principal, in an attempt to force impoverished families to pay money demanded by the school.
On WORLD DAY AGAINST DEATH PENALTY, Maryam Rajavi calls for Justice for the Iranian Regime’s Violations of Human Rights.
Iran Focus
London, 14 October – October 10 marked The World Day Against the Death Penalty. In Paris, it was celebrated at the mayor’s office of Paris’ 1st district, where an exposition Organized by the Support Committee for Human Rights in Iran (SCHRI) was held. The exposition emphasized the execution of political prisoners in Iran, and was interspersed with speeches from elected officials, human rights defenders, and witnesses of human rights violations from Iran, where executions often take place en masse and have been denounced by the U.N. Secretary General’s most recent report on Iran submitted to the General Assembly. As reported by the National Council of Resistance (NCRI) on October 11, Maryam Ravaji, their President-elect, had this to say:
Political Prisoner Zahra Zehtabchi Reveals the Iranian Regime’s Crimes Against Her Family
Iran Focus
London, 14 October – An expert on Social Science and a social researcher, was arrested by the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence agents on October 16، 2013. She was charged with Muharebeh, or “waging war against God.”
Human Rights Watch: FIVB Should Launch Investigation and Work to End Exclusion of Women
Iran Focus
London, 14 October – An article published in The Human Rights Watch on October 13 advises The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) that they should not award Iran the right to host FIVB international tournaments unless female spectators can freely attend volleyball matches in that country.
Iran Holds the Highest Number of Executions Per Capita in the World
Iran Focus
London, 13 October – The mayor’s office in Paris’ 1st district hosted an exposition into executions in Iran on October 10, The World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Amnesty International Warns: Danger of Eminent Execution of a Child Bride
Iran Focus
London, 13 October – Amnesty International is urging the Iranian Regime to take mercy on a child bride who allegedly murdered her abusive husband.
Zeinab Sekaanvand was only 17 when she was arrested in 2012, making her a minor under international law.
Another Victim of Medieval Tortures in Iran Regime Prisons
Iran Focus
London, 13 October – While Western Governments negotiate trade deals with Iran; Iranian prisoners have spoken out about the abuse and torture they have suffered under the Regime, from members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), intelligence officers and members of the government militia group Basiji.
