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Iran news in brief, February 18, 2019



Iran news in brief, February 18, 2019

MEK Supporters Urge Munich Security Conference to Expel Zarif
Opponents of Iran's regime in Germany on Sunday protested the presence of the regime's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Munich Security Conference.
Supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), rallying opposite the global security summit, held banners stating the Iranian regime is the number one state sponsor of terrorism and cause of regional instability.
The MEK supporters chanted, "Zarif is a terrorist", "Kick Javad Zarif out" and "No to appeasement; Yes, to Resistance."
The MEK protesters in Munich called on the European Union Member States in particular to shut down all the Iranian regime's embassies and expel agents of the regime's Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) and terrorist Quds Force. They urged both the EU and US to include the entirety of the MOIS and Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on their terrorist lists.
Zarif: Sabotage May Be Behind Failed Satellite Launches
Iran Regime's foreign minister says sabotage by the U.S. is a possible reason for Tehran's failed attempts to launch two satellites in recent months.
Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday in an interview with NBC News in Munich, Germany, that it's possible there is a U.S. sabotage campaign against Iranian satellite launches. He confirmed that Iran suffered two failed attempts to launch satellites over the past two months.
"It's quite possible. We don't know yet," he said. "We need to look into it very carefully."
Two Young Men at Risk of Execution for Crimes Committed as Juveniles
The family of a young man who was sentenced to death at 15 years old were informed by prison authorities that their son would be executed soon.
The man was sentenced to death in Iran despite the provincial state medical examiner’s report that Mohammad Kalhori was not mentally mature when he allegedly committed murder.
Another juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour, who was sentenced to death in Iran while under the age of 18, has been transferred to another prison in Kurdistan Province, raising fears he could soon be executed.
Two Young Girls Saved From Morality Police by Public Intervention
On Friday, February 16, morality police tried to arrest two young girls in Tehran for ‘mal-veiling’. A group of people intervened and saved the girls from being arrested.
According to witnesses, the morality police agents confronted the girls for ‘mal-veiling’ and tried to arrest them. However, a group of people intervened to protect the girls and prevented the morality police from arresting the two young girls.
Kurdistan Teachers Association Member Held After Peaceful Protests
Iranian authorities have detained a teachers’ union member in northwestern Kurdistan province.
Iranian security agents arrested Mokhtar Asadi, a member of the Kurdistan Teachers Association, in Sanandaj as he traveled home with his family on Thursday.
Asadi’s family said that the agents arrested him without a warrant and took him to an unknown location.
Mokhtar Asadi has been arrested several times for peacefully advocating teachers’ rights.
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