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Bahrain’s Execution of 3 Young Activists Stirs Public Outrage

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IFP Media Wire
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Bahrain

The regime in Manama carried out the death verdicts on Sunday in defiance of ongoing protest rallies across the kingdom.

The rallies began on Saturday and lasted into Sunday, when the outraged public marched across the capital Manama and the northeastern villages of Nuwaidrat and al-Dair after the morning prayers, Press TV reported.

On January 9, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the death penalties given to Sami Mushaima, Abbas Jamil Tahir al-Sami’ and Ali Abdulshahid al-Singace over allegations of killing a member of Emirati forces who had been assisting Manama in its suppression of Bahraini protesters in the northern village of al-Daih back in March 2014. Seven other convicts have also been sentenced to life in prison in the case.

The defendants had denied the charges.

The latest wave of anti-regime protests came after Bahraini religious scholars called on the nation to take to the streets “in a bid to save the lives of the three innocent activists.”

“Your rage is the hope which will change all the equations, as well as the way that will save our youths,” the statement said in an address to Bahraini people.

Bahrain's Execution of 3 Young Activists Stirs Public Outrage

Manama has given a heavy-handed security response to peaceful popular protests, which first began in early 2011. The clampdown has cost scores of lives. Later during the popular uprising, the regime called in Saudi and Emirati reinforcements to help it muffle dissent.

During the overnight rallies, protesters shouted slogans against the ruling Al Khalifah dynasty and demanded the release of political prisoners.

Authorities have stepped up security measures in the capital, where they blocked al-Badee’ Street.

Regime forces also fanned out across the village of Sanabis in the city’s suburbs. The protests were met with a repressive police response.

On Saturday, the Interior Ministry claimed a police patrol had come under gunfire in the northwestern village of Bani Jamra, which lies to the west of the capital, injuring an officer.

Following the report, regime forces deployed to the area and raided houses for eight straight hours.

Bahrain's Execution of 3 Young Activists Stirs Public Outrage

5-Month-Old Baby Shows How Ridiculous Are Spanish Laws!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Baby

Officials in Seville, Spain, refused to issue residence permit for a 5-month old baby because she hadn’t applied for it “in person”!

The Spanish website El Diario wrote that the mother of this Moroccan baby girl, who lives in Madrid, had applied for residence permits of her two daughters in November 2016.

They reside in Spain to treat the baby’s cancer, according to a Farsi report by Al-Alam.

The Spanish government has set a one-month deadline for the mother to appeal against the vote. She can file a complaint in Seville’s court, otherwise.

MP Says Women’s Laws in Iran Are Inadequate

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Soheila Jelodarzadeh

In Islamic jurisprudence, men have the right to divorce women, a member of Iran’s Parliament Soheila Jelodarzadeh said.

This is while, previously, it was approved in the Iranian Parliament that in certain cases, such as men having sexual affairs or addiction, women have the right to divorce, she said, according to a Farsi report by ICANA.

“Nevertheless, men enjoy this right primarily.”

Although women constitute about half of Iran’s population, they have been treated mercilessly in different periods of time.

Some Iranian lawmakers hold that women are the most innocent stratum of the society in judicial courts. They also maintain that to improve women’s conditions, certain laws need to be revised — a process in which jurists should be pioneers.

They also believe that Iran’s entire body of laws concerning women and family needs to undergo an extensive modification.

Jelodarzadeh stressed that Iranian laws fail to adequately support women in family cases and issues.

She noted that women are the most helpless people in judicial and legal courts.

“When the parties involved in a lawsuit in an Iranian court include a man and a woman, the latter can hardly defend her rights. Therefore, we have proposed to set up a special court for handling women’s lawsuits.”

Some Iranian laws pertaining to women and family issues, such as paying blood money and divorce right, have already been amended, she said, expressing regret over the fact that Iranian women do not fully know about their own rights when signing their marriage certificate.

Referring to early marriages in Iran, Jelodarzadeh noted that such marriages are due to some people’s poor culture.

“Previously, a ban on early marriages was proposed in the Iranian Parliament. Despite the emphasis on certain requirements prior to the marriage, such as a physician’s corroboration of girls’ physical and psychological puberty, violations have been reported in this regard. In some cases, child marriages have been registered,” she added.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Newspapers today marked the first anniversary of the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, by covering the remarks made by various Iranian officials.

They also continued covering the demise of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president of Iran and the Chairman of Expediency Council, and highlighted the ceremonies held across the country to commemorate him.

The remarks made by Vice-Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Motahari about citizens’ rights and freedom of speech also received great coverage.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines:

 

19 Dey:

1- First VP Criticizes Certain Critical Media Outlets: They Have Waged Psychological War against Government

2- Imam Khomeini’s Daughter: Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Demise Was More Bitter than Poison

3- Vice-Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Motahari: Even Iran’s Leader Would Have Been Attacked [by hard-line media] If He Was Not a Leader

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Abrar:

1- US Senate Starts Investigations into Possible Secret Ties between Putin and Trump

2- Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s Son: He Always Maintained His Non-Partisan Personality

3- US Ambassador to UN: Nuclear Deal Should Be Kept

4- Iraqi PM: ISIS Will Kill More People

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Italy Biggest European Importer of Iranian Goods in Past 9 Months

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Afkar:

1- IRGC General Rezaei: A Critical Era Is about to Begin [in relations] between Iran and American Generals

2- Persian Gulf Will Soon Give in to Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Detailed Interview with Senior Conservative Bahonar

  • Some Are Interested in Rouhani’s Disqualification from Running for Presidential Votes
  • Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Tolerated Attacks and Showed Patience
  • I Admit that Iran’s Conservatives Don’t Have a Leader

2- Challenge of Naming a Highway [in Tehran] after Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Amin:

1- Vice-Speaker Ali Motahari: It Is a Big Mistake to See Reformists the Same as Counter-Revolutionary Forces and Seditionists

2- $3,125, the Maximum Wage for Government Executives

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Motahari: Nateq Noori and Ali Larijani [two senior conservatives] Have Found that Reformists Were Right

2- Those Who Are against Citizens’ Rights Are Not Revolutionary: Motahari

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Besharat-e Now:

1- Deputy FM: We Won’t Let JCPOA to Be Reviewed

2- Government Trying to Fight Violence against Women

3- Those Opposed to Freedom of Speech Are Not Revolutionary: Motahari

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Etemad:

1- President’s Aide on Civil Rights: Every Minister Will Appoint a Special Aide in Civil Rights

2- Obama Extends State of Emergency on Iran

3- State TV Sets Preconditions for Deputy FM’s Presence in Live Show; Iran’s Senior Negotiator Refused to Take Part in a TV Program on First Anniversary of JCPOA Implementation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Ettela’at:

1- First VP: Media Should Not Be Used as a Means of Force

2- LeMonde: Ayatollah Sistani Is a Wall against Sectarianism in Iraq

3- Ray al-Youm: Saudi Arabia Looking for Reconciliation with Iran after Being Defeated by the Islamic Republic

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Ghanoon:

1- Bosnian FM in Interview with Ghanoon: US Election Is Very Much Noticed in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Javan:

1- Obama’s Final Blow to Iran: US President Extends State of Emergency on Iran

2- Netanyahu May Receive 10-Year Prison Term for Corruption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- People Continue Holding Ceremonies to Commemorate Ayatollah Rafsanjani

2- Bahraini Clerics Call for Anger Demonstrations in Reaction to Execution of 3 Political Prisoners

3- UN Envoy: Yemen Condition Is Disastrous

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Kayhan:

1- What JCPOA Was Supposed to Be and What It Is: Workers Are Unemployed, Populists Are at Work

2- Hard Days of Abubakr al-Baghdadi: Mosul’s State Buildings Liberated

3- Los Angeles Times: Obama Became the US President with Campaign Promises of Peace, and Left the Office with Heritage of War

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Mardom Salari:

1- Culture Minister: Moderation Can Be Realized through Gender Equality

2- AP: Washington Just Watching Tehran and Moscow’s Roles

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Payam-e Zaman:

1- MPs Urge Foreign Ministry to Explain Why JCPOA Joint Commission Meetings Are Fruitless

2- Nuclear Energy Spokesman: Plans Have Been Prepared to Counter US Violation of Its Commitments

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Resalat:

1- Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani: We Want a President Who Can Fight Corruption

2- Justice Minister: Iran’s Administrative System Not Ready for Economic Boom Yet

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

 

Sayeh:

1- Health Minister Urges Officials Not to Give Stress to Iranian People through Their Public Speeches

2- JCPOA Openings and Withdrawal of Opponents: Iran’s Powerful Return to Global Oil Market

3- First Vice-President: Pace of Women’s Progress in Recent Years Has Been Higher than Men’s

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Shargh:

1- Vice-President for Legal Affairs: Hundreds of Media Outlets Are Spending Government’s Money on Attacking the Government

2- Transport Minister Discloses His Properties: I’m Proud I Have Not Cooperated with Ahmadinejad

3- Imam Khomeini’s Daughter: Ayatollah Hashemi Tolerated Shah’s Tortures and Later the Accusations and Attacks

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Sobh-e Now:

1- Uncontrolled: 11 Other Provinces Suffering from Severe Bird Flu

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Ayatollah Javadi Amoli Criticizes Memorial Service Held for Ayatollah Rafsanjani in Qom: Hashemi Was Oppressed When He Was Alive and Now that He’s Gone

2- VP for Women and Family Affairs: All Branches of Iranian Establishment Should Try to End Arbitrary View of Women

3- Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Son: Conservatives Will No More Win Presidential Votes

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 15

Depths of History in World’s Biggest Urban Caravanserai

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Sa’d al-Saltaneh

Built during the Qajar era, the caravanserai of Sa’d al-Saltaneh is one of Iran’s best preserved urban caravanserais.

The caravanserai was built by Baqer Sa’d al-Saltaneh with the aim of boosting trade in the city of Qazvin.

This complex enjoys three architectural typologies including passages with small rooms to accommodate caravans, spaces for the entrance of livestock as well as water reservoirs and baths for guests.

The caravanserai is built on a square plan, has 4 iwans facing a courtyard. The interiors are decorated with Muqarnas and Rasmi bandi.

The Hujrehs, or the rooms for the travellers, are situated one meter above the courtyard ground level. The Hashti behind the southern iwan has the largest dome, with 4 semi-domes adjacent to it.

The eastern-western axis of the Hashti is called Dalan-e Qeisariyeh  or “Caesar’s Hall”, and the north-south axis of the Caravanserai’s Hashti is named Dalan-e Ghahremani or “Ghahremani Hall”. The former is connected to the “Bazaar of Vazir” of the city.

There are also two smaller courtyards in the east and west of the Caravanserai.

Here are photos of the caravanserai released by Mehr, Shabestan, and Shakhes news agencies:

Iran’s President Is Temporary Chairman of Expediency Council after Rafsanjani’s Demise

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Expediency Council

Gholam-Reza Mesbahi Moqaddam, a senior politician and a member of the Expediency Council, announced that the Council, whose chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani recently passed away, can be chaired by President Hassan Rouhani until Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appoints a new chairman.

“In the absence of Expediency Council’s chairman, if the country’s president is attending the session, he will preside over the Council; otherwise, Parliament Speaker [Ali Larijani] or Judiciary Chief [Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani] can chair the sessions,” he noted, according to a Farsi report by Mizan.

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, who had passed away on January 8 after a heart attack, was laid to rest on two days later after a funeral attended by millions of Iranians.

His body was buried in the mausoleum of late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran.

Iran’s Futsal Nominated for Best National Team of the World

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Futsal-National Team

Iran’s goalkeeper Alireza Samimi has been nominated for Best Futsal Goalkeeper of the World. He had the best performance in Columbia Futsal World Cup.

A total of 10 nominees are also in contention for the Best National Team of the World in the Futsal Planet Awards 2016.

Best National Team of the World Nominees include:

(In alphabetical order)

Argentina

Argentina (U-20)

Brazil Women (U-20)

Egypt

Iran

Kazakhstan

Portugal

Russia

Russia Women

Spain

Turkish Parliament’s Expensive Microphone Goes Missing after Brawl

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Turkey

The microphone, worth 15,000 euros, was reported missing from the podium desk that was damaged inside the hall during the fight that erupted while deputies were discussing draft articles introduced for the amendment of the charter.

The desk, which weighs 250 kilograms, was recovered during maintenance work after the fight and reassembled in its place inside the General Assembly on Jan. 12. However, maintenance teams had to put an older microphone on the podium desk as a replacement for the missing microphone.

The missing microphone, which was one of the two microphones on the speech podium desk, is believed to have been used by a brawling deputy as a weapon to hit rival MPs during the brawl, Hurriyet Daily reported.

During the fisticuff, deputies from both the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) were injured and the General Assembly furniture was damaged.

492,000 Kids in Deprived Iranian Province to Be Vaccinated against Polio

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Vaccinated

“The program will be carried out in two phases by universities of medical sciences in the province as well as in other subtropical regions,” said Dr. Mehdi Tabatabai, head of the provincial health department and vice chancellor of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.

The program will be underway until January 19 in the first phase, and February 18-22 in the second phase in the provinces of Khuzestan, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Fars, Kerman, and South Khorasan as well as Sistan and Balouchestan, ISNA reported.

Although polio has been contained in Iran since 2001, the virus can be transmitted from across the borders where not enough people may have been immunized due to impediments such as illiteracy and lack of information.

Iran to Use Its New Airbus in Int’l Flights in 2 Months

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Airbus

“Iran Air is planning to fly the plane to domestic destinations for one or two months, before switching to international destinations,” he was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.

The 194-seat single-aisle jetliner landed at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Thursday to mark the first jet Iran received as part of the total of 100 planes the country has ordered from the European plane-maker following the lifting of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program.

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