{"id":210390,"date":"2018-04-04T08:31:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T08:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210390-iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:59:45","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:59:45","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2oeRK7LvFEo\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2oeRK7LvFEo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2oeRK7LvFEo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M54S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-02-22T14:27:30Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2oeRK7LvFEo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2oeRK7LvFEo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 22, 2018<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2oeRK7LvFEo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2oeRK7LvFEo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Maryam Rajavi\u2019s message of condolences to the people of Syria. On Tuesday February 20, at least 250 people were killed in Al- Gohta region in the Eastern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus after almost 48 hours bombing by Assad regime\u2019s air force. The Syrian Human Rights Watch reported. The president elect of the Iranian resistance expressed her commiserations in a tweet and stated: The images of women and children in East Ghouta are devastating. My heartfelt condolences to the people of #Syria. I salute their heroic resistance. Iran: The lives of political prisoners Golrokh Iraee and Sohail Arabi are at risk The Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights and women&#039;s rights advocates to take immediate and effective action to save the lives of two jailed hunger striking prisoners, Mrs. Golrokh Iraee and Mr. Sohail Arabi, who are at risk. Ahmadinejad calls for &#039;free&#039; elections in Iran in letter to Supreme Leader \u2022 Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called for \u201cfree\u201d presidential and parliamentary elections in an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad\u2019s letter also called for \u201cfundamental reforms\u201d in the three branches of government - executive, parliament and judiciary - as well as the office of the Supreme Leader. He did not elaborate on what reforms he had in mind. Ahmadinejad also called for the release of political prisoners and dismissal of hardline judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, whom he has accused of unfairly targeting his allies. Boeing-Iran agreement in jeopardy over sanctions violations US media have been reporting that the United States might lean toward canceling the sale of Boeing and Airbus planes to Iran as it is involved in supporting terrorism and Assad regime in Syria and violating international sanctions. US had eased sanctions on Iran airlines but continues to impose a ban on the Mahan lines because of its cooperation with the Revolutionary Guards. Iran: 40 women and men arrested in Amol Forty women and men were arrested on February 17, 2018, by intelligence forces as they had gathered for a party in the city of Amol, in northern Iranian Mazandaran Province. The raids carried out systematically on family parties in private residences violate the Iranian people\u2019s right to privacy. Iran: Baha\u2019i woman told to renounce faith to be granted prison leave Evin Prison officials have informed Baha\u2019i prisoner of conscience Azita Rafizadeh that she will not be granted prison leave if she does not renounce her faith. She has a 7-year-old son and her husband is simultaneously being detained at Gohardasht Prison in Karaj on similar charges. Acknowledging Unemployment of 20,000 PhD Students in Iran According to Iran\u2019s head of Azad University, there are currently 20,000 unemployed PhD students in the country. While speaking in Hamedan, Farhad Rahbar said \u201ctoday, there are 47,000 PhD students in the country, of whom 20,000 are unemployed\u201d, according to the terrorist Quds Force\u2019s Tasnim news agency. Iran: 1400 Golestan Fishermen Not Been Paid for Five Months According to a board member of Golestan Province\u2019s Fishermen Trade Union, 1400 fishermen in the province have not been paid for the past five months. 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The Syrian Human Rights Watch reported. The president elect of the Iranian resistance expressed her commiserations in a tweet and stated: The images of women and children in East Ghouta are devastating. My heartfelt condolences to the people of #Syria. I salute their heroic resistance. Iran: The lives of political prisoners Golrokh Iraee and Sohail Arabi are at riskThe Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights and women&#039;s rights advocates to take immediate and effective action to save the lives of two jailed hunger striking prisoners, Mrs. Golrokh Iraee and Mr. Sohail Arabi, who are at risk.Ahmadinejad calls for &#039;free&#039; elections in Iran in letter to Supreme Leader\u2022 Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called for \u201cfree\u201d presidential and parliamentary elections in an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Ahmadinejad\u2019s letter also called for \u201cfundamental reforms\u201d in the three branches of government - executive, parliament and judiciary - as well as the office of the Supreme Leader. 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Iran: The lives of political prisoners Golrokh Iraee and Sohail Arabi are at riskThe Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights and women's rights advocates to take immediate and effective action to save the lives of two jailed hunger striking prisoners, Mrs. Golrokh Iraee and Mr. Sohail Arabi, who are at risk.Ahmadinejad calls for 'free' elections in Iran in letter to Supreme Leader\u2022 Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called for \u201cfree\u201d presidential and parliamentary elections in an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Ahmadinejad\u2019s letter also called for \u201cfundamental reforms\u201d in the three branches of government - executive, parliament and judiciary - as well as the office of the Supreme Leader. He did not elaborate on what reforms he had in mind.Ahmadinejad also called for the release of political prisoners and dismissal of hardline judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, whom he has accused of unfairly targeting his allies. Boeing-Iran agreement in jeopardy over sanctions violationsUS media have been reporting that the United States might lean toward canceling the sale of Boeing and Airbus planes to Iran as it is involved in supporting terrorism and Assad regime in Syria and violating international sanctions.US had eased sanctions on Iran airlines but continues to impose a ban on the Mahan lines because of its cooperation with the Revolutionary Guards.Iran: 40 women and men arrested in AmolForty women and men were arrested on February 17, 2018, by intelligence forces as they had gathered for a party in the city of Amol, in northern Iranian Mazandaran Province.The raids carried out systematically on family parties in private residences violate the Iranian people\u2019s right to privacy.Iran: Baha\u2019i woman told to renounce faith to be granted prison leaveEvin Prison officials have informed Baha\u2019i prisoner of conscience Azita Rafizadeh that she will not be granted prison leave if she does not renounce her faith.She has a 7-year-old son and her husband is simultaneously being detained at Gohardasht Prison in Karaj on similar charges.Acknowledging Unemployment of 20,000 PhD Students in IranAccording to Iran\u2019s head of Azad University, there are currently 20,000 unemployed PhD students in the country.While speaking in Hamedan, Farhad Rahbar said \u201ctoday, there are 47,000 PhD students in the country, of whom 20,000 are unemployed\u201d, according to the terrorist Quds Force\u2019s Tasnim news agency.Iran: 1400 Golestan Fishermen Not Been Paid for Five MonthsAccording to a board member of Golestan Province\u2019s Fishermen Trade Union, 1400 fishermen in the province have not been paid for the past five months.According to the report, the parent company as the employer blames shortage of funding and financial resources as the main reason for non-payment of workers\u2019 wages.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-04-04T08:31:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-14T21:59:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2018","datePublished":"2018-04-04T08:31:36+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-14T21:59:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/"},"wordCount":15,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-04-04T08:31:36+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-14T21:59:45+00:00","description":"Maryam Rajavi\u2019s message of condolences to the people of Syria.On Tuesday February 20, at least 250 people were killed in Al- Gohta region in the Eastern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus after almost 48 hours bombing by Assad regime\u2019s air force. The Syrian Human Rights Watch reported. The president elect of the Iranian resistance expressed her commiserations in a tweet and stated: The images of women and children in East Ghouta are devastating. My heartfelt condolences to the people of #Syria. I salute their heroic resistance. Iran: The lives of political prisoners Golrokh Iraee and Sohail Arabi are at riskThe Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights and women's rights advocates to take immediate and effective action to save the lives of two jailed hunger striking prisoners, Mrs. Golrokh Iraee and Mr. Sohail Arabi, who are at risk.Ahmadinejad calls for 'free' elections in Iran in letter to Supreme Leader\u2022 Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called for \u201cfree\u201d presidential and parliamentary elections in an open letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Ahmadinejad\u2019s letter also called for \u201cfundamental reforms\u201d in the three branches of government - executive, parliament and judiciary - as well as the office of the Supreme Leader. 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Boeing-Iran agreement in jeopardy over sanctions violationsUS media have been reporting that the United States might lean toward canceling the sale of Boeing and Airbus planes to Iran as it is involved in supporting terrorism and Assad regime in Syria and violating international sanctions.US had eased sanctions on Iran airlines but continues to impose a ban on the Mahan lines because of its cooperation with the Revolutionary Guards.Iran: 40 women and men arrested in AmolForty women and men were arrested on February 17, 2018, by intelligence forces as they had gathered for a party in the city of Amol, in northern Iranian Mazandaran Province.The raids carried out systematically on family parties in private residences violate the Iranian people\u2019s right to privacy.Iran: Baha\u2019i woman told to renounce faith to be granted prison leaveEvin Prison officials have informed Baha\u2019i prisoner of conscience Azita Rafizadeh that she will not be granted prison leave if she does not 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