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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks on his proposed ministers at the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, August 21, 2021
THE head of Iran’s prison system acknowledged today that video footage revealed by a hacker group showing abuses at Tehran’s Evin prison is genuine.
Mohammed Mehdi Hajmohammadi said that he took responsibility for what he called unacceptable behaviours.
The video was published by the Associated Press (AP) news agency on Monday, along with a report highlighting the abuse faced by inmates at the jail, known for holding political prisoners and those with ties to the West.
RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO analyse how the US has consistently negotiated in bad faith to secure the element of surprise in military attack
Tehran retaliates with attacks on Israel, the Gulf Arab states and crude oil flows
MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal rule and warns against monarchist revival and US-engineered regime change
