{"id":210807,"date":"2018-07-12T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T17:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210807-iran-news-in-brief-july-12-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:05:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:05:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-july-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, July 12, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 12, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_LMKoFoEO5Y4\" 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%2FLMKoFoEO5Y4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMKoFoEO5Y4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-07-12T14:33:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_LMKoFoEO5Y4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLMKoFoEO5Y4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 12, 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\/LMKoFoEO5Y4\" 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%2FLMKoFoEO5Y4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 12, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 12, 2018 Germany Charges Iranian Diplomat Detained In Bomb Plot against MEK Rally An Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in a bomb plot against an Iranian opposition rally in France, was charged in Germany on Wednesday with activity as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit murder. Assadollah Assadi, a Vienna-based diplomat, is suspected of contracting a couple in Belgium to attack an annual meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in Villepinte, near Paris, German federal prosecutors said. Many Reportedly Killed in Fiery Truck-Bus Crash in Iran\u2019s Kurdistan Province Iranian state television and a Kurdish exile group are reporting that at least 13 people have been killed in the collision of a tanker carrying tar and a passenger bus in Iran&#039;s Kurdistan Province. State television said the crash occurred on July 10 just before midnight some 400 kilometers west of Tehran in the predominantly Kurdish city of Sanandaj. The Twitter account of the Paris-based Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan posted what it said were videos of the aftermath of the accident. It quoted sources as saying 20-30 people had died in the accident. Iran: Young man flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol as a child The public flogging on Tuesday in Iran of a young man convicted of consuming alcohol when he was just 14 or 15 years old over a decade ago highlights the inhumanity of a justice system that legalizes brutality, said Amnesty International today. \u201cThe circumstances of this case are absolutely shocking, representing another horrific example of the Iranian authorities\u2019 warped priorities. No one, regardless of age, should be subjected to flogging; that a child was prosecuted for consuming alcohol and sentenced to 80 lashes beggars\u2019 belief,\u201d said Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International. Caspian Credit Institute\u2019s Plundered Depositors Stage Protest In front Of Central Bank in Tehran On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, Caspian Credit Institute\u2019s plundered depositors gathered in front of the Central Bank in Tehran, Iran to protest the looting of the capital and assets of their life by the Caspian Institute. In recent years the IRGC, the Judiciary and State Security Force (SSF) have established Caspian Credit Institution, Padideh Shandiz, Alborz Iranian (Arman), Pardisban and other institutions in a chain under the pretext of cooperative investment enterprises and banks in several cities throughout Iran. Abadan\u2019s Raging People Gather in Protest to Water Crisis In front Of City\u2019s Water Department On Wednesday morning, July 11, 2018, a crowd of angry people in Abadan gathered in front of the water department in the city to protest the lack of water in the city. 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