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Nuclear scientist executed in Iran

Fox News have reported that the “Iranian nuclear deal may already have cost a life”. Iran has announced that a prominent nuclear scientist has been executed. The regime said that he provided the “enemy” [the United States] with vital information on the nuclear program.

Western crackdown in Iran: Un-Islamic clothing banned

Shops selling clothes that are not deemed Islamic are being raided and shut down in Iran, states the Express. This is the latest in a brutal crackdown by morality police.

Hunger strike outside Downing Street to condemn mass execution in Iran

Metro.co.uk has published an article about the three day hunger strike that is taking place outside Downing Street. The campaigners are protesting the deaths of at least 20 Sunni inmates at Gohardasht Prison near Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday and they are calling on the government to condemn the mass execution. They highlight that the mass execution coincided with the anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.

Killer Trained for Weapon Use in Iran before Munich Massacre

The August 5 edition of The Mirror reports recent information that Munich killer Ali David Sonboly, 18, went on a weapons training holiday to Iran with his father, Masoud, before embarking on his killing spree.

Iranians in UK Plan Hunger strike to Call for Halt to Executions in Iran

In an article from the National Council for Resistance of Iran on August 5 reports that their supporters in the Anglo-Iranian community in the United Kingdom plan to stage a sit-in protest on the anniversary of the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran in 1988.

UN High Commissioner Condemns Iran’s Mass Executions

In an article on August 5, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, Zeid Raad Al Hussein condemned the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offenses.

Struan Stevenson praises Mahmoud Abbas for meeting Iran opposition leader

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has reported that former European lawmaker Struan Stevenson praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for meeting with the President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, Maryam Rajavi.

Iran: Human rights worsening after mass execution of Sunni prisoners

 The Express has published an article about the shocking mass execution of Sunni prisoners in an Iranian prison which came just a week after the Foreign Office said the country’s human rights abuses are getting worse.Ahmad Ebrahimi, a human rights campaigner who was born in Iran but now lives in London with his son, explained that he has lost many close friends and family members at the hand of the “tyrannical” Iranian regime.

Friends of a Free Iran condemns the execution of Sunni prisoners

Gérard Deprez MEP, Chair of Friends of a Free Iran, wrote an article condemning the execution of dozens of Sunni prisoners in Gohardasht Prison in the city of Karaj in Iran earlier this week. The families of the victims arrived to say a final goodbye to their loved ones, but were instead told they were too late. “Instead of saying goodbye, the families were told to go to the morgue to collect the bodies.”

Camp Liberty: What is the future?

Katrina Jorgensen, a contributor for Opportunity Lives, wrote an article that dealt with Camp Liberty and the efforts made for its residents.

She firstly highlighted that the majority of Americans, including journalists, had no idea that on 4th July this year Camp Liberty was attacked by rockets leaving 50 people injured. Despite the media not paying any attention to it, several politicians responded.