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The health ministry has said that the country's reports to the World Health Organization are 'transparent' and 'far from any deviations'. Pictured, Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayer Imamzadeh Panj Tan Tomb despite the announcement of the government banning the mass prayers due to coronavirus in Tehran on July 31 … [Read more...] about Has Iran LIED about its Covid-19 death toll? Government’s ‘own records’ show 42,000 people have died — TRIPLE the 14,000 officially recorded

Jailed academic 'rejected Iran's offer to be spy' Lecturer jailed in Iran moved to remote prison Uncertain fate of Iran's jailed dual nationals She "has access to food, medical facilities and books", the statement said, adding that Australia would continue to seek "regular consular access". … [Read more...] about Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australia says lecturer jailed in Iran ‘is well’

“And yet I know survivors. I’ve held that little girl’s last paper crane in my hand. So I can’t tell a survivor that it was the right thing to do. It was an awful decision to have to make. It was a decision in war. The discussion still goes on, but I think the best discussions are the ones where you look carefully at how it happened, how we came to this, and also historians trying to put themselves in the shoes of the people involved.” … [Read more...] about ‘He felt he had to do it’: Truman’s grandson on bombing Hiroshima

Such a montage might imply that the path to peace was a steady, inevitable treadmill towards success. But the people of Northern Ireland remember how hard Hume’s task really was, and that “the bits in black and white” went on a lot, lot longer. They know that escaping that period involved decades of often thankless, always exhausting activism, which went far beyond delivering speeches and signing documents. During this time, John Hume continuously put his career, and life, on the line for civil rights and social justice, advocating for causes many considered impossible to achieve, and which may have remained so had it not been for his resolve, and that of those he inspired. … [Read more...] about I held John Hume in awe. His political bravery gave my generation peace

"They arrive as tourists and then try to get in touch with human traffickers to get them where they actually want to go," says Tatalovic. But that plan doesn't always work. The number of Iranians who have applied for asylum in Serbia has steadily risen since visa restrictions were lifted: From 290 in November 2017 to 431 in March 2018. Arash and his friends have also applied for asylum. That is why they are now allowed to sleep at the Presevo refugee camp in southern Serbia. … [Read more...] about Lost in Belgrade: Iranian refugees head to Serbia as tourists