Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – In their continued persecution of Azerbaijani activists, security forces attempting to extract confessions have reportedly battered two of them severely, landing one in the hospital with broken teeth and injured fingers.
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Baha’i Citizen Zabihollah Raoufi Begins Prison Term in Sanandaj
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – On the morning of Wednesday, October 31st, Baha’i Sanandaj resident Zabihollah Raoufi, age 69, went to Sanandaj Prison to begin his one-year prison sentence.
Read More »Wave of Arrests Continues in Khuzestan Province
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Over the past few days, more Ahwazi Arab citizens in the cities of Ahvaz, Hamidiyeh, and Shush were arrested by security forces and transferred to undisclosed locations.
Read More »Zahedan Central Prison: 6 Untimely Deaths in 7 Months
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – A 50-year-old man died within a day of his arrival to Zahedan Central Prison on October 27th due to untreated gastrointestinal issues.
Read More »Smuggling surges as US sanctions hit Iranian rial
Al-Montor – The foreign exchange policies that have emerged in Iran in the aftermath of the sudden devaluation of the national currency have not only worsened the sense of instability in Iran’s economy, but also paved the way for an increase in smuggling. Incidentally, smuggling is taking place in both directions, into and out of the country, damaging the overall trade and …
Read More »Why this film has Iranian hard-liners breaking out in cold sweat
Al-Monitor – Soheil Beiraghi’s “Cold Sweat,” an award-winning film based on a real story of a woman’s struggle to play futsal (indoor soccer), has raised the ire of the Iranian hard-liners who accuse the film of being unsuitable for families and undermining family values.
Read More »Iranian Journalist Could Face Death Penalty For Allegedly “Insulting” Shia Prophet
CHRI – Pouyan Khoshhal Fired From Reformist Ebtekar Newspaper Iranian journalist Pouyan Khoshhal has been arrested in Tehran and charged with a crime that could carry the death penalty for using the word “demise” instead of “martyrdom” while referring to a revered figure of Shia Islam.
Read More »Iran denies assassination plot, warns Denmark against ‘hasty reactions’
Al-Monitor – Uncertainty is clouding Iran-EU ties after Danish officials leveled accusations that an Iranian intelligence organization was behind an attempted assassination in Denmark. Iran’s diplomatic apparatus has been busy reacting to statements from the Danish Security and Intelligence Service and the country’s Foreign Ministry.
Read More »An ancient windcatcher becomes a hypnotic device in this new installation
cbc- An ancient windcatcher becomes a hypnotic device in this new installation
Read More »City Council Member Arrests On The Rise In Iran
Radiofarda – A city council meeting in the southwestern city of Abadan came to an abrupt end October 29 when police stormed the meeting and arrested one of the council members.
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