Iran: Overturn Shutdown of Charity
(WorldNews Iran)

(Beirut) – The Iranian government should overturn a court ruling to dissolve one of the country`s largest nongovernmental groups that works to alleviate poverty, 15 human rights and civil society organizations, including Human Rights Watch, said today in a joint statement. A court ordered the shutdown at the government`s request in apparent coordination with Iran`s abusive intelligence and security apparatus. On March 5, 2021, branch 55 of the international relations court at Shahid Beheshti Judicial Complex issued a verdict in support of the Interior Ministry`s assessment that Imam Ali`s Popular Student Relief Society (IAPSRS) had “deviated” from its original mission and insulted religious...