{"id":211012,"date":"2018-11-24T07:13:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211012-iran-news-in-brief-november-2-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-2-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 2, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 2, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Hg3T8yGM-kc\" 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%2FHg3T8yGM-kc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hg3T8yGM-kc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M26S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-02T15:51:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Hg3T8yGM-kc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FHg3T8yGM-kc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 2, 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\/Hg3T8yGM-kc\" 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%2FHg3T8yGM-kc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 2, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 2, 2018 Iran: The Fourth Round of Truck Drivers\u2019s Strike in Different Provinces of the Country From the morning of Thursday, November 1, the fourth round of strike of heavy truck drivers started, and covered vast sections of the country. Drivers had earlier gone to strike in June, August and October to protest dire livelihood conditions, low freight rates, expensive spare parts, tough insurance conditions, and so on. Their third round of strike lasted 21 days. Strikers, in addition to previous demands, demand the release of drivers who were arrested in the third round of the strike. The strike is carried out at a time when the regime was struggling to prevent the strike through a variety of pressures and threats. Some drivers were summoned to the prosecutor&#039;s office. IMF Says Iran Should Safeguard Stability in Face of US Sanctions The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Iran should implement policies to safeguard its macro-economic stability in the face of re-imposed US sanctions that will cut Iranian economic growth by reducing oil exports. IMF spokesman Gerry Rice also told a regular media briefing that the Fund was urging Iran to strengthen its anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing frameworks to comply with international standards by a deadline in February 2019. \u201cThe re-imposition of US sanctions will reduce economic growth by restricting Iran\u2019s oil exports and Iran should implement policies to safeguard macro-stability,\u201d Rice said, particularly \u201cthe most vulnerable groups.\u201d Civil Activist Women Tortured by Intelligence Agents in Iran Two civil activist women, Hakimeh Ahmadi and Nasim Sadeqi, were tortured by the Ministry of Intelligence agents after and during their arrests. Ms. Hakimeh Ahmadi, a civil activist detained by the Ministry of Intelligence agents on October 18, 2018, was subjected to physical and psychological torture. The agents broke her fingers and two of her rib bones. 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Drivers had earlier gone to strike in June, August and October to protest dire livelihood conditions, low freight rates, expensive spare parts, tough insurance conditions, and so on. Their third round of strike lasted 21 days. Strikers, in addition to previous demands, demand the release of drivers who were arrested in the third round of the strike.The strike is carried out at a time when the regime was struggling to prevent the strike through a variety of pressures and threats. 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Drivers had earlier gone to strike in June, August and October to protest dire livelihood conditions, low freight rates, expensive spare parts, tough insurance conditions, and so on. Their third round of strike lasted 21 days. Strikers, in addition to previous demands, demand the release of drivers who were arrested in the third round of the strike.The strike is carried out at a time when the regime was struggling to prevent the strike through a variety of pressures and threats. 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The agents broke her fingers and two of her rib bones.Another civil activist woman, Nasim Sadeghi, who is currently in detention, explained about the tortures she had been subjected to during a telephone call to her children, saying that the security guards had beaten her repeatedly during her detention and threatened her.Attempt to Smuggle Fugitives Wanted for Terrorism Charges Foiled in BahrainAn attempt to smuggle six fugitives wanted on terrorism charges out of Bahrain by boat was foiled, the Bahraini ministry of interior announced on Thursday night.The boat was equipped to carry the fugitives and sail out from the Samaheej coast, a statement by the ministry read.Investigations revealed that one of the arrestees was in contact with another fugitive from a terrorist cell based in Iran, who organized the smuggling operation. 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Drivers had earlier gone to strike in June, August and October to protest dire livelihood conditions, low freight rates, expensive spare parts, tough insurance conditions, and so on. Their third round of strike lasted 21 days. Strikers, in addition to previous demands, demand the release of drivers who were arrested in the third round of the strike.The strike is carried out at a time when the regime was struggling to prevent the strike through a variety of pressures and threats. Some drivers were summoned to the prosecutor's office.IMF Says Iran Should Safeguard Stability in Face of US SanctionsThe International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Iran should implement policies to safeguard its macro-economic stability in the face of re-imposed US sanctions that will cut Iranian economic growth by reducing oil exports.IMF spokesman Gerry Rice also told a regular media briefing that the Fund was urging Iran to strengthen its anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing frameworks to comply with international standards by a deadline in February 2019.\u201cThe re-imposition of US sanctions will reduce economic growth by restricting Iran\u2019s oil exports and Iran should implement policies to safeguard macro-stability,\u201d Rice said, particularly \u201cthe most vulnerable groups.\u201dCivil Activist Women Tortured by Intelligence Agents in IranTwo civil activist women, Hakimeh Ahmadi and Nasim Sadeqi, were tortured by the Ministry of Intelligence agents after and during their arrests.Ms. Hakimeh Ahmadi, a civil activist detained by the Ministry of Intelligence agents on October 18, 2018, was subjected to physical and psychological torture. The agents broke her fingers and two of her rib bones.Another civil activist woman, Nasim Sadeghi, who is currently in detention, explained about the tortures she had been subjected to during a telephone call to her children, saying that the security guards had beaten her repeatedly during her detention and threatened her.Attempt to Smuggle Fugitives Wanted for Terrorism Charges Foiled in BahrainAn attempt to smuggle six fugitives wanted on terrorism charges out of Bahrain by boat was foiled, the Bahraini ministry of interior announced on Thursday night.The boat was equipped to carry the fugitives and sail out from the Samaheej coast, a statement by the ministry read.Investigations revealed that one of the arrestees was in contact with another fugitive from a terrorist cell based in Iran, who organized the smuggling operation. 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