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Politieke moorden, een lange Roemeense traditie

Op vrijdag 19 juni j.l. werd een hooggeplaatste Iraanse rechter dood aangetroffen in een hotel in Boekarest. Was het een ongeluk? Zelfmoord? Of was zijn dood het werk van ayatollahs of criminelen, en daarmee een nieuw hoofdstuk in een lange geschiedenis van politieke moorden in Roemenië?

Lees verder in Donau Magazine | English version

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¿Quién mató al mulá Mansuri?

l pasado 19 de junio, viernes, Bucarest fue escenario de una muerte de novela. Las redacciones de los periódicos ya se preparaban para irse de fin de semana cuando llegó el comunicado de la Policía: un hombre extranjero de 52 años había fallecido en un céntrico hotel de la capital rumana tras caer de uno de los pisos superiores.

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Body of Fugitive Judge to be Returned to Iran

The body of Gholamreza Mansouri, a former judge wanted on corruption charges, will be returned from Romania to Iran once coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, Abbas Mousavi, the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry announced in a press conference on July 13.

Read further in IranWire.

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Tensions Between Iranian and Romanian Officials as Mansouri Investigation Continues

Iran has urged the Romanian government to clarify the cause of death of Gholamreza Mansouri, the former judge who was found dead at a Bucharest hotel on Friday, June 19. 

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Romania Rebukes Iran as Investigation Continues

New facts have emerged surrounding the death of the former judge Gholamreza Mansouri, whose body was found in a Bucharest hotel last Friday, June 19. Shortly before the fall inside Hotel Duke, Mansouri had paid for his accommodation and packed his bags, say sources close to the team of investigators. Among his personal belongings, the police found several mobile phones and SIM cards, local media reported.

Read further in IranWire | فارسی

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Will Romania’s Investigation into the Fugitive Judge’s Death be Independent and Fair?

Today the Bucharest police homicide department continues its investigation into the death of Gholamreza Mansouri, the former judge who was found dead in a Bucharest hotel on the afternoon of Friday, June 19. As part of suspicions surrounding Mansouri’s death, questions have arisen about possible political bias in the investigation, as both Romanian authorities and the Iranian foreign ministry immediately assumed Mansouri committed suicide. 

Read further in IranWire | فارسی | عربي

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The Mysterious Death of an Iranian Judge in Romania

Former judge Gholamreza Mansouri was found dead in a Bucharest hotel, where he was waiting for a decision on his extradition from Romania. He reportedly jumped or was thrown from the hotel’s fifth floor.

Read further in IranWire | فارسی

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Five Nations Have Finally Resolved Their Dispute over the Caspian Sea

On August  12, five nations resolved a twenty-seven-year-old dispute over how to divide up the oil and gas reserves contained in the Caspian Sea. The treaty, signed in the Caspian coastal city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, ends a spat over whether the Caspian is a sea or a lake, and clarifies the maritime boundaries of the surrounding countries.

Read full article in Muftah Magazine.

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Lebanon’s prime minister puts resignation on hold

BEIRUT — Prime minister Saad Hariri returned to Lebanon today after announcing his resignation from Riyadh more than two weeks ago. To the surprise of many he suspended his resignation and called for national dialogue. My analysis for Deutsche Welle News.

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