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VOA – U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said cooperation from Iran regarding its nuclear program is “completely unsatisfactory.” Grossi made the statement Tuesday after attending a nuclear conference in Iran. Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, urged Iran to adopt concrete measures to address concerns surrounding the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program. Iran and IAEA are …

VOA – In a tit-for-tat move, Iran sanctioned five U.S. companies and seven individuals last week, accusing them of fueling terrorism in the Middle East. This largely symbolic announcement served as retaliation against last month’s new batch of U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian cybersecurity and drone industries. The U.S. levels similar accusations against Iran, claiming Tehran supports terrorist groups in the …

Iran-HRM – On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, seven prisoners in Urmia, Qazvin, and Kerman prisons were transferred to individual cells in preparation for the execution of their death sentences, all in a single day. Among these prisoners, a female inmate has also been observed. On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, four prisoners in Urmia prison were transferred to individual cells for …

Amnesty – Iranian authorities are waging a “War on Women” to punish defiance of forced veiling in the wake of the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising. Since April, security forces have intensified their enforcement of compulsory veiling in public spaces through subjecting women and girls to constant surveillance, beatings, sexual violence, electric shocks, arbitrary arrest and detention and other harassment. View …

CHRI – In a brief, heart-wrenching visit, the family of Khosrow Besharat, who is incarcerated in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison—where mass hunger strikes are ongoing to protest surging and unlawful executions—faced the realization that their loved one, a political prisoner tortured into a coerced “confession,” now faces imminent execution. “From the moment of his arrest, Khosrow Besharat has been stripped of his …