{"id":211098,"date":"2018-12-23T20:38:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T20:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211098-iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:47:50","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, December 20, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 20, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_UCfgSQswgSw\" 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%2FUCfgSQswgSw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCfgSQswgSw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-20T10:15:57Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UCfgSQswgSw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUCfgSQswgSw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 20, 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\/UCfgSQswgSw\" 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%2FUCfgSQswgSw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 20, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u2022 Albania Expels Two Iranian Regime Diplomats for &#039;Harming&#039; National Security Albania says it has expelled two Iranian diplomats for national security reasons, with a U.S. official saying one was Tehran\u2019s ambassador to the Balkan country. Albanian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Edlira Prendi told reporters on December 19 the diplomats were suspected of &quot;involvement in activities that harm the country&#039;s security&quot; and for &quot;violating their diplomatic status.&quot; U.S. President Donald Trump&#039;s national security adviser, John Bolton, wrote on Twitter that Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama \u201cjust expelled the Iranian ambassador, signaling to Iran\u2019s leaders that their support for terrorism will not be tolerated.\u201d &quot;We stand with PM Rama and the Albanian people as they stand up to Iran&#039;s reckless behavior in Europe and across the globe,&quot; Bolton added. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement described the diplomats as &quot;two Iranian agents who plotted terrorist attacks in Albania.&quot; \u2022 Atena Daemi Among 5 Women Leading 2018 Struggle for Human Rights Amnesty International announced the names of five women as leading struggle for human rights in 2018. Atena Daemi, a political prisoner and human rights activist in Iran, is the second of these five human rights defenders. Every December, Amnesty International announces a campaign to focus on one thing: making change happen. The campaign, which is one of the biggest campaigns for human rights in the world, this year will be supporting extraordinary women who are leading the struggle for justice, often in the face of fierce opposition, discrimination and violence. Political prisoner Atena Daemi was arrested on October 21, 2014, and transferred to Evin Prison. Amnesty International\u2019s campaign explained, &quot;Like so many others, human rights defender Atena Daemi dreams of an end to the death penalty in Iran\u2026 Atena was sentenced to seven years in prison simply for standing up for human rights. Her trial was a sham \u2013 it took just 15 minutes and she was convicted on trumped-up charges, including \u2018gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security\u2019. It\u2019s one more bitter example of the intense crackdown on people who speak out for a fairer Iran. \u2022 Iran: Horrible Deaths of Four Baloch Student Girls in Their School Fire Chairwoman of the NCRI Education Committee expresses her deep condolences on the horrible death of at least four six-year-old Baloch girls and wishes patience for their families and urgent healing for the wounded. On Tuesday, December 18, 59 children were burned due to a fire at a primary school in the city of Zahedan, killing four of them. These terrible tragedies that occur every year as the cold season approaches, is due to the lack of a healthy heating system in schools where the number of innocent students in their classes is several times of their capacity. While the regime officials spend billions of dollars annually on terrorist operations and warmongering in the region and in other countries of the world, or spend a lot of money on expanding extremism and pour billions of dollars into their bank accounts, speak shamelessly about the wear and tear of neating devices that are nothing but an oil heater. 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Albanian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Edlira Prendi told reporters on December 19 the diplomats were suspected of &quot;involvement in activities that harm the country&#039;s security&quot; and for &quot;violating their diplomatic status.&quot;U.S. President Donald Trump&#039;s national security adviser, John Bolton, wrote on Twitter that Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama \u201cjust expelled the Iranian ambassador, signaling to Iran\u2019s leaders that their support for terrorism will not be tolerated.\u201d&quot;We stand with PM Rama and the Albanian people as they stand up to Iran&#039;s reckless behavior in Europe and across the globe,&quot; Bolton added.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement described the diplomats as &quot;two Iranian agents who plotted terrorist attacks in Albania.&quot;\u2022 Atena Daemi Among 5 Women Leading 2018 Struggle for Human RightsAmnesty International announced the names of five women as leading struggle for human rights in 2018. Atena Daemi, a political prisoner and human rights activist in Iran, is the second of these five human rights defenders.Every December, Amnesty International announces a campaign to focus on one thing: making change happen. The campaign, which is one of the biggest campaigns for human rights in the world, this year will be supporting extraordinary women who are leading the struggle for justice, often in the face of fierce opposition, discrimination and violence.Political prisoner Atena Daemi was arrested on October 21, 2014, and transferred to Evin Prison.Amnesty International\u2019s campaign explained, &quot;Like so many others, human rights defender Atena Daemi dreams of an end to the death penalty in Iran\u2026 Atena was sentenced to seven years in prison simply for standing up for human rights. Her trial was a sham \u2013 it took just 15 minutes and she was convicted on trumped-up charges, including \u2018gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security\u2019. It\u2019s one more bitter example of the intense crackdown on people who speak out for a fairer Iran.\u2022 Iran: Horrible Deaths of Four Baloch Student Girls in Their School Fire Chairwoman of the NCRI Education Committee expresses her deep condolences on the horrible death of at least four six-year-old Baloch girls and wishes patience for their families and urgent healing for the wounded.On Tuesday, December 18, 59 children were burned due to a fire at a primary school in the city of Zahedan, killing four of them.These terrible tragedies that occur every year as the cold season approaches, is due to the lack of a healthy heating system in schools where the number of innocent students in their classes is several times of their capacity. While the regime officials spend billions of dollars annually on terrorist operations and warmongering in the region and in other countries of the world, or spend a lot of money on expanding extremism and pour billions of dollars into their bank accounts, speak shamelessly about the wear and tear of neating devices that are nothing but an oil heater. 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Atena Daemi, a political prisoner and human rights activist in Iran, is the second of these five human rights defenders.Every December, Amnesty International announces a campaign to focus on one thing: making change happen. The campaign, which is one of the biggest campaigns for human rights in the world, this year will be supporting extraordinary women who are leading the struggle for justice, often in the face of fierce opposition, discrimination and violence.Political prisoner Atena Daemi was arrested on October 21, 2014, and transferred to Evin Prison.Amnesty International\u2019s campaign explained, &quot;Like so many others, human rights defender Atena Daemi dreams of an end to the death penalty in Iran\u2026 Atena was sentenced to seven years in prison simply for standing up for human rights. Her trial was a sham \u2013 it took just 15 minutes and she was convicted on trumped-up charges, including \u2018gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security\u2019. It\u2019s one more bitter example of the intense crackdown on people who speak out for a fairer Iran.\u2022 Iran: Horrible Deaths of Four Baloch Student Girls in Their School Fire Chairwoman of the NCRI Education Committee expresses her deep condolences on the horrible death of at least four six-year-old Baloch girls and wishes patience for their families and urgent healing for the wounded.On Tuesday, December 18, 59 children were burned due to a fire at a primary school in the city of Zahedan, killing four of them.These terrible tragedies that occur every year as the cold season approaches, is due to the lack of a healthy heating system in schools where the number of innocent students in their classes is several times of their capacity. While the regime officials spend billions of dollars annually on terrorist operations and warmongering in the region and in other countries of the world, or spend a lot of money on expanding extremism and pour billions of dollars into their bank accounts, speak shamelessly about the wear and tear of neating devices that are nothing but an oil heater. 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Atena Daemi, a political prisoner and human rights activist in Iran, is the second of these five human rights defenders.Every December, Amnesty International announces a campaign to focus on one thing: making change happen. The campaign, which is one of the biggest campaigns for human rights in the world, this year will be supporting extraordinary women who are leading the struggle for justice, often in the face of fierce opposition, discrimination and violence.Political prisoner Atena Daemi was arrested on October 21, 2014, and transferred to Evin Prison.Amnesty International\u2019s campaign explained, \"Like so many others, human rights defender Atena Daemi dreams of an end to the death penalty in Iran\u2026 Atena was sentenced to seven years in prison simply for standing up for human rights. Her trial was a sham \u2013 it took just 15 minutes and she was convicted on trumped-up charges, including \u2018gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security\u2019. It\u2019s one more bitter example of the intense crackdown on people who speak out for a fairer Iran.\u2022 Iran: Horrible Deaths of Four Baloch Student Girls in Their School Fire Chairwoman of the NCRI Education Committee expresses her deep condolences on the horrible death of at least four six-year-old Baloch girls and wishes patience for their families and urgent healing for the wounded.On Tuesday, December 18, 59 children were burned due to a fire at a primary school in the city of Zahedan, killing four of them.These terrible tragedies that occur every year as the cold season approaches, is due to the lack of a healthy heating system in schools where the number of innocent students in their classes is several times of their capacity. While the regime officials spend billions of dollars annually on terrorist operations and warmongering in the region and in other countries of the world, or spend a lot of money on expanding extremism and pour billions of dollars into their bank accounts, speak shamelessly about the wear and tear of neating devices that are nothing but an oil heater. The innocent students of the country do not even have the share of the country's huge revenues and capital equivalent to an oil heater.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-12-23T20:38:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:47:50+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-20-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, December 20, 2018","datePublished":"2018-12-23T20:38:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018\/"},"wordCount":14,"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-20-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-20-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, December 20, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-12-23T20:38:39+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:47:50+00:00","description":"\u2022 Albania Expels Two Iranian Regime Diplomats for 'Harming' National SecurityAlbania says it has expelled two Iranian diplomats for national security reasons, with a U.S. official saying one was Tehran\u2019s ambassador to the Balkan country. Albanian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Edlira Prendi told reporters on December 19 the diplomats were suspected of \"involvement in activities that harm the country's security\" and for \"violating their diplomatic status.\"U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, wrote on Twitter that Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama \u201cjust expelled the Iranian ambassador, signaling to Iran\u2019s leaders that their support for terrorism will not be tolerated.\u201d\"We stand with PM Rama and the Albanian people as they stand up to Iran's reckless behavior in Europe and across the globe,\" Bolton added.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement described the diplomats as \"two Iranian agents who plotted terrorist attacks in Albania.\"\u2022 Atena Daemi Among 5 Women Leading 2018 Struggle for Human RightsAmnesty International announced the names of five women as leading struggle for human rights in 2018. Atena Daemi, a political prisoner and human rights activist in Iran, is the second of these five human rights defenders.Every December, Amnesty International announces a campaign to focus on one thing: making change happen. The campaign, which is one of the biggest campaigns for human rights in the world, this year will be supporting extraordinary women who are leading the struggle for justice, often in the face of fierce opposition, discrimination and violence.Political prisoner Atena Daemi was arrested on October 21, 2014, and transferred to Evin Prison.Amnesty International\u2019s campaign explained, \"Like so many others, human rights defender Atena Daemi dreams of an end to the death penalty in Iran\u2026 Atena was sentenced to seven years in prison simply for standing up for human rights. Her trial was a sham \u2013 it took just 15 minutes and she was convicted on trumped-up charges, including \u2018gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security\u2019. It\u2019s one more bitter example of the intense crackdown on people who speak out for a fairer Iran.\u2022 Iran: Horrible Deaths of Four Baloch Student Girls in Their School Fire Chairwoman of the NCRI Education Committee expresses her deep condolences on the horrible death of at least four six-year-old Baloch girls and wishes patience for their families and urgent healing for the wounded.On Tuesday, December 18, 59 children were burned due to a fire at a primary school in the city of Zahedan, killing four of them.These terrible tragedies that occur every year as the cold season approaches, is due to the lack of a healthy heating system in schools where the number of innocent students in their classes is several times of their capacity. While the regime officials spend billions of dollars annually on terrorist operations and warmongering in the region and in other countries of the world, or spend a lot of money on expanding extremism and pour billions of dollars into their bank accounts, speak shamelessly about the wear and tear of neating devices that are nothing but an oil heater. 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