{"id":211170,"date":"2019-03-05T19:31:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T19:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211170-iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:45:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:45:27","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0Z3XHAowKWg\" 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%2F0Z3XHAowKWg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Z3XHAowKWg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-02-22T15:50:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0Z3XHAowKWg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0Z3XHAowKWg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 22, 2019<\/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\/0Z3XHAowKWg\" 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%2F0Z3XHAowKWg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 22, 2019 Conference at French Parliament Calls for Firm Policy on Iranian Regime&#039;s Terrorism, Human Rights On Thursday, February 21, the Parliamentary Committee for a Democratic Iran at the French National Assembly held a conference titled \u201cIran Perspectives 2019,\u201d calling for a firm European Union policy vis-a-vis the Iranian regime\u2019s aggravating terrorist threats and deteriorating human rights conditions. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the French government to initiate a bold policy in the EU that places France and Europe shoulder to shoulder with the people of Iran and respects the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom and democracy. she said: \u201cThe regime\u2019s overthrow which is the desire of the people of Iran has never been so much within reach,\u201d. There are believed to be dozens of child offenders on death row in Iran, which reportedly executed at least six child offenders in 2018. Amnesty International Demanded Arash Sadeghi&#039;s Immediate Release Amnesty International criticized the Iranian Regime officials and asked them to release Arash Sadeghi immediately and without any preconditions. According to Amnesty International\u2019s report, \u201cIslamic Republic officials have purposefully denied medical treatment from Arash Sadeghi and therefore increased his pain and suffering and the injustice he faces from his unfair verdict.\u201d Although the doctors have confirmed that Arash Sadeghi is suffering from cancer, he is still kept in terrible conditions in Rajaei Shahr Prison. He has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Amnesty International: Iran&#039;s Regime Sees Any Activism as a Crime Amnesty International says that the regime of Iran has used its Islamic criminal laws to criminalize the activities of all civil rights organizations and their employees. According to Amnesty International\u2019s report, this criminalization is not limited to independent human rights organizations, but it expands to unofficial networks and even campaigns such as the \u201cgradual abolition of the death sentence\u201d. 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Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the French government to initiate a bold policy in the EU that places France and Europe shoulder to shoulder with the people of Iran and respects the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom and democracy.she said: \u201cThe regime\u2019s overthrow which is the desire of the people of Iran has never been so much within reach,\u201d.There are believed to be dozens of child offenders on death row in Iran, which reportedly executed at least six child offenders in 2018.Amnesty International Demanded Arash Sadeghi's Immediate ReleaseAmnesty International criticized the Iranian Regime officials and asked them to release Arash Sadeghi immediately and without any preconditions. According to Amnesty International\u2019s report, \u201cIslamic Republic officials have purposefully denied medical treatment from Arash Sadeghi and therefore increased his pain and suffering and the injustice he faces from his unfair verdict.\u201dAlthough the doctors have confirmed that Arash Sadeghi is suffering from cancer, he is still kept in terrible conditions in Rajaei Shahr Prison.He has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.Amnesty International: Iran's Regime Sees Any Activism as a CrimeAmnesty International says that the regime of Iran has used its Islamic criminal laws to criminalize the activities of all civil rights organizations and their employees.According to Amnesty International\u2019s report, this criminalization is not limited to independent human rights organizations, but it expands to unofficial networks and even campaigns such as the \u201cgradual abolition of the death sentence\u201d.Former Political Prisoner, Jailed in Lakan Prison, RashtA former political prisoner, Mahin Akbari, has been recently arrested and transferred to the Lakan Prison of Rasht after lengthy interrogations and torture in the detention center of the Intelligence Department of Rasht.Mahin Akbari, 57, was a political prisoner in the 1980s. She was rearrested in a raid some 20 days ago on her residence by agents of the Intelligence Department of Rasht. She was taken under interrogation and abused physically and mentally. Mahin Akbari was subsequently transferred to the women\u2019s ward of Lakan Prison of Rasht.The latest reports indicate that Mahin Akbari is under a lot of pressure as she has been incarcerated among dangerous criminals threatening her life. 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