Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on religious freedom conditions in Nigeria: Nigeria Country Update – This country update examines religious freedom conditions in Nigeria, which remained poor in 2020. Ongoing state violations include harsh convictions for blasphemy, and discrimination against religious minorities. Non-state actors have been responsible for abductions and executions …

Shabtabnews – On the weekly webinar with Ambassador at large Sam Brownback, and US Commission on International Religious Freedom chair, Gayle Manchin, spoke with IOPHR representative, Hamid Gharagozloo, about the gross Human Rights violations of the Iranian regime. In the meeting Ambassador Sam Brownback stated: “It has been a while that I have not talked about the Human Rights violations …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF expressed concern on Golrokh Iraee’s transfer from Qarchak Prison to the intelligence ward of Evin Prison. USCIRF Chair @g_manchin: "We are deeply concerned by Golrokh Iraee's transfer from Qarchak Prison to the intelligence ward of Evin Prison. #Iran must cease its targeting of citizens who advocate peacefully for freedom of religion or belief." …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statment US demanded that the Iran release Sufi prisoner Behnam Mahjoubi. ما به فراخوان @AmnestyIran برای آزادی فوری #بهنام_محجوبی، درویش صوفی گنابادی و زندانی سیاسی می پیوندیم. مقامات وی را تحت شکنجه قرار داده و از مراقبت پزشکی محروم کرده اند. وی از ماه ژوئن به دلیل شرکت در یک اعتراض مسالمت آمیز در حال …

Al-Arabia – UK lawmakers urged Britain on Wednesday to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, declare Tehran’s detention of foreign nationals as “state hostage taking,” and work towards brokering a comprehensive deal to replace the current nuclear deal. Read more: Iran’s Khamenei says US hostility toward Iran will continue after Trump The UK Parliament’s Foreign …

Iranwire.com – In the hands of repressive and authoritarian regimes from Hitler’s Germany to the modern-day Islamic Republic of Iran, propaganda is a powerful tool to shape the views of the populace and achieve the goals of the state. As part of The Sardari Project, Iran’s ongoing collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, propaganda expert Renee Hobbs and …

iranwire.com – The history of the propaganda apparatus of the Islamic Republic is as long as that of the republic itself. Its output was intensified during the Iran-Iraq war in an effort to mobilize the public to play its part in fighting the war, and its expansion has been consistent over the years. Many media outlets in the Islamic Republic are …

Iran-HRM – Three fuel carriers were shot and killed by the State Security Force in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, in southeastern Iran. Shahram Vidadi and Faramarz Baluch Lashari, were shot and killed on Sunday, December 13, 2020, and Saddam Souri Zehi was shot and murdered on Monday, December 14, by the State Security Force as they were carrying fuel by their cars. …

CHRI -I am appalled at the execution in Iran on 12 December of Ruhollah Zam, activist and founder of the AmadNews Telegram channel. His death sentence and execution by hanging are emblematic of a pattern of forced confessions extracted under torture and broadcast on state media being used as a basis to convict people. There were, in addition, serious concerns that the …

Iran Human Rights (IHR)- The death sentences of around 50 prisoners who have been convicted of “drug-related” charges, have been upheld on appeal and they are at imminent risk of execution. According to Iran Human Rights, around 50 death row inmates in Ward 15 of Urmia Central Prison have had their sentences confirmed and are at imminent risk of execution. …