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Iraq is destined for catastrophe unless reforms happen, says the European Iraqi Freedom Association

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Iraq is destined for catastrophe unless reforms happen, says the European Iraqi Freedom Association

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London, 19 May – Iraq is heading for catastrophe unless reforms are carried out, according to a statement released by the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) on Thursday.

Struan Stevenson, President of EIFA and a former President of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iraq, demanded the expulsion of the Iranian regime and it’s cohorts from Iraq so that the Sunnis gain their share of political power and Iraq can become involved in the fight against Daesh (ISIS).

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Iranian political prisoner pens moving open letter exposing cruelty within the justice system

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Iranian political prisoner pens moving open letter exposing cruelty within the justice system

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London, 19 May – Afshin Baymani, the Iranian political prisoner whose deteriorating health we reported on earlier this week, has written an open letter about his suffering at the hands of the mullahs’ regime.

The letter entitled ‘bring my noose’, tells of the torture he has experienced within the prison. The brutal treatment of Mr Baymani by Iranian prison guards and the Iranian justice system over the course of 16 years has led him to wish for his death.

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Amnesty issues appeal for ill Iran political prisoner

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Amnesty issues appeal for ill Iran political prisoner

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London, 18 May – Amnesty International have made an urgent appeal for action regarding the Iranian political prisoner Omid Kokabee. Kokabee is a physicist who was diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer in 2016. Without specialised post-operative care Kokabee’s life is in grave danger; even more so should he be returned to prison, the human rights group said on Tuesday.

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Iran political prisoner vows to continue fight

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Iran political prisoner vows to continue fight

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London, 18 May – Jafar Azimzadeh, an Iranian political prisoner, has sent a letter from Evin Prison following the release on bail of fellow inmate Ismail Abdi, the Secretary General of Iran’s Teachers’ Trade Association (ITTA).

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Rights abuses increasing in Iran – Struan Stevenson

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Rights abuses increasing in Iran – Struan Stevenson

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London, 18 May – Former Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson has penned on op-ed for the United Press International setting out his frustration at Western government’s engagement with Iran’s despotic government.

Stevenson, who currently heads the European Iraqi Freedom Association, attacked Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for not mentioning any of the human rights violations that are rampant in the country.

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The Maldives joins states that have cut ties with Iran

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The Maldives joins states that have cut ties with Iran

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London, 18 May – The Maldives’ government announced on Tuesday that they have decided to cut all diplomatic ties with Iran.

The Maldives foreign ministry said that the Iranian regime’s policies were a threat to peace in the Middle East, which was why they needed to end the 40-year-old pact.

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21 more people executed by Iran’s totalitarian regime; bringing total to 97 in just under five weeks

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21 more people executed by Iran’s totalitarian regime; bringing total to 97 in just under five weeks

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Tehran, 18 May – At least 21 people were hanged by Iran’s fundamentalist regime on Tuesday, according to the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) which quoted state media reports.

Two men were hanged on Wednesday in the Central Prison of Urmia (Orumieh), north-west Iran. They were identified as Dariyoush Farajzadeh and Ghafour Qaderzadeh.

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Syrian rights group denounces Iran’s presence in Vienna talks

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Syrian rights group denounces Iran’s presence in Vienna talks

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London, 17 May – A Syrian human rights organisation has denounced the invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to Tuesday’s meeting of the International Syrian Support Group (ISSG) in Vienna.

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Iran’s Maryam Rajavi meets senior Syrian opposition figure

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Iran’s Maryam Rajavi meets senior Syrian opposition figure

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Paris, 17 May – The head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi met with a senior Syrian opposition figure George Sabra on 12 May, the NCRI has reported.

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Iran FM praises dead Hezbollah commander

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Iran FM praises dead Hezbollah commander

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Tehran, 17 May – Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif poured praise on a Hezbollah commander who was killed in Damascus last week. Mustafa Badreddine, 55, died in a “huge explosion” near the Syrian capital. Speaking to state-run news agency IRNA Zarif said Badreddine was “was full of spirit and heroism in defending the righteous values of Islam and the combatant people of Lebanon”.

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