{"id":211096,"date":"2018-12-23T20:37:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211096-iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:47:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_zI-n1HifAoM\" 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%2FzI-n1HifAoM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zI-n1HifAoM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-18T17:33:28Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_zI-n1HifAoM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzI-n1HifAoM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 18, 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\/zI-n1HifAoM\" 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%2FzI-n1HifAoM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018 UN General Assembly Adopts 65th Resolution Censuring Rights Abuses in Iran Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch applauds the passage of today\u2019s Western-drafted UN General Assembly resolution criticizing Iran\u2019s human rights record, by a vote of 84 to 30, with 67 abstentions. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, welcomed the adoption of the 65th UN resolution condemning the systematic and grave violations of human rights in Iran. She said the adoption of this resolution \u201conce again confirmed that the regime blatantly tramples upon the Iranian people\u2019s most fundamental rights in all political, social and economic spheres.\u201d \u201cThe Iranian regime is in no way congruous with the 21st century and must be isolated by the world community,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi noted. Iran: Security Forces Arrest 31 Steel Workers in Ahvaz The arrest of representatives of Ahvaz Steel workers and protesters, which started last midnight (Sunday, December 16), continued on Monday, December 17. The number of detainees has reached dozens, the names of 31 of whom have been published so far. At the same time, the mullahs\u2019 regime had stationed repressive forces from the Ministry of Intelligence, riot police and forces affiliated with the IRGC and IRGC intelligence in various sensitive locations in Ahvaz so that workers could not continue their protests. However, the workers, despite the fact that they were surrounded by oppressive forces in some places, continued to demonstrate with slogans such as: \u201cImprisoned workers must be freed\u201d. Iran Regime President&#039;s Son-In-Law Resigns After Nepotism Claims Iran Regime President Hassan Rouhani&#039;s son-in-law resigned on Monday just two days after his appointment as head of Iran&#039;s geological survey sparked accusations of nepotism, official news agency IRNA reported. Kambiz Mehdizadeh was appointed to the senior position in the industries and mining ministry on Saturday. The move sparked criticism on social media and from some lawmakers. Iranians on social media renewed criticism of nepotism that had spread last year with the hashtag &quot;#good-genes&quot; -- a reference to the son of a prominent reformist politician who attributed his business success to inheriting &quot;good genes&quot; from his parents. France Urges Clarity on Death of Iran &#039;Activist&#039; French authorities called on Monday for &quot;light to be shed&quot; on the death of a &quot;blogger and activist&quot; imprisoned in Iran. The French foreign ministry said in a statement that it had learned &quot;with consternation of the death in detention&quot; of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, saying he had been imprisoned &quot;for his political activity&quot;. France&#039;s statement added that the death of Sayadi Nasiri, who was not well-known among activists in Iran, comes at a time of &quot;mounting harassment of human rights defenders in Iran&quot;. Wife of Death Row Political Prisoner Sentenced to One Year in Prison Mrs. Nashmil Ghavitasi, wife of Arsalan Khodkam, a political prisoner sentenced to death, was sentenced to one year in prison for \u201cacting against national security.\u201d Earlier, Mrs. Nashmil Ghavitasi had been arrested in May, but was temporarily released on a 50-million-touman bail after a month of interrogation about her husband. The execution sentence for political prisoner Arsalan Khodkam has been upheld by the Supreme Court. 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The number of detainees has reached dozens, the names of 31 of whom have been published so far.At the same time, the mullahs\u2019 regime had stationed repressive forces from the Ministry of Intelligence, riot police and forces affiliated with the IRGC and IRGC intelligence in various sensitive locations in Ahvaz so that workers could not continue their protests. 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The number of detainees has reached dozens, the names of 31 of whom have been published so far.At the same time, the mullahs\u2019 regime had stationed repressive forces from the Ministry of Intelligence, riot police and forces affiliated with the IRGC and IRGC intelligence in various sensitive locations in Ahvaz so that workers could not continue their protests. However, the workers, despite the fact that they were surrounded by oppressive forces in some places, continued to demonstrate with slogans such as: \u201cImprisoned workers must be freed\u201d.Iran Regime President's Son-In-Law Resigns After Nepotism ClaimsIran Regime President Hassan Rouhani's son-in-law resigned on Monday just two days after his appointment as head of Iran's geological survey sparked accusations of nepotism, official news agency IRNA reported.Kambiz Mehdizadeh was appointed to the senior position in the industries and mining ministry on Saturday.The move sparked criticism on social media and from some lawmakers.Iranians on social media renewed criticism of nepotism that had spread last year with the hashtag \"#good-genes\" -- a reference to the son of a prominent reformist politician who attributed his business success to inheriting \"good genes\" from his parents.France Urges Clarity on Death of Iran 'Activist'French authorities called on Monday for \"light to be shed\" on the death of a \"blogger and activist\" imprisoned in Iran.The French foreign ministry said in a statement that it had learned \"with consternation of the death in detention\" of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, saying he had been imprisoned \"for his political activity\".France's statement added that the death of Sayadi Nasiri, who was not well-known among activists in Iran, comes at a time of \"mounting harassment of human rights defenders in Iran\".Wife of Death Row Political Prisoner Sentenced to One Year in PrisonMrs. Nashmil Ghavitasi, wife of Arsalan Khodkam, a political prisoner sentenced to death, was sentenced to one year in prison for \u201cacting against national security.\u201dEarlier, Mrs. Nashmil Ghavitasi had been arrested in May, but was temporarily released on a 50-million-touman bail after a month of interrogation about her husband.The execution sentence for political prisoner Arsalan Khodkam has been upheld by the Supreme Court. He is presently detained in Ward 3 of the Central Prison of Urmia, which confines prisoners charged with ordinary crimes.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-12-23T20:37:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:47:51+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-december-18-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018","datePublished":"2018-12-23T20:37:38+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018\/"},"wordCount":13,"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-december-18-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-18-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-12-23T20:37:38+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:51+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, December 18, 2018UN General Assembly Adopts 65th Resolution Censuring Rights Abuses in Iran Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch applauds the passage of today\u2019s Western-drafted UN General Assembly resolution criticizing Iran\u2019s human rights record, by a vote of 84 to 30, with 67 abstentions.Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, welcomed the adoption of the 65th UN resolution condemning the systematic and grave violations of human rights in Iran.She said the adoption of this resolution \u201conce again confirmed that the regime blatantly tramples upon the Iranian people\u2019s most fundamental rights in all political, social and economic spheres.\u201d \u201cThe Iranian regime is in no way congruous with the 21st century and must be isolated by the world community,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi noted.Iran: Security Forces Arrest 31 Steel Workers in AhvazThe arrest of representatives of Ahvaz Steel workers and protesters, which started last midnight (Sunday, December 16), continued on Monday, December 17. The number of detainees has reached dozens, the names of 31 of whom have been published so far.At the same time, the mullahs\u2019 regime had stationed repressive forces from the Ministry of Intelligence, riot police and forces affiliated with the IRGC and IRGC intelligence in various sensitive locations in Ahvaz so that workers could not continue their protests. However, the workers, despite the fact that they were surrounded by oppressive forces in some places, continued to demonstrate with slogans such as: \u201cImprisoned workers must be freed\u201d.Iran Regime President's Son-In-Law Resigns After Nepotism ClaimsIran Regime President Hassan Rouhani's son-in-law resigned on Monday just two days after his appointment as head of Iran's geological survey sparked accusations of nepotism, official news agency IRNA reported.Kambiz Mehdizadeh was appointed to the senior position in the industries and mining ministry on Saturday.The move sparked criticism on social media and from some lawmakers.Iranians on social media renewed criticism of nepotism that had spread last year with the hashtag \"#good-genes\" -- a reference to the son of a prominent reformist politician who attributed his business success to inheriting \"good genes\" from his parents.France Urges Clarity on Death of Iran 'Activist'French authorities called on Monday for \"light to be shed\" on the death of a \"blogger and activist\" imprisoned in Iran.The French foreign ministry said in a statement that it had learned \"with consternation of the death in detention\" of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, saying he had been imprisoned \"for his political activity\".France's statement added that the death of Sayadi Nasiri, who was not well-known among activists in Iran, comes at a time of \"mounting harassment of human rights defenders in Iran\".Wife of Death Row Political Prisoner Sentenced to One Year in PrisonMrs. Nashmil Ghavitasi, wife of Arsalan Khodkam, a political prisoner sentenced to death, was sentenced to one year in prison for \u201cacting against national security.\u201dEarlier, Mrs. Nashmil Ghavitasi had been arrested in May, but was temporarily released on a 50-million-touman bail after a month of interrogation about her husband.The execution sentence for political prisoner Arsalan Khodkam has been upheld by the Supreme Court. 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