Iranwire.com – Iran’s current parliament was less than two months into its new term on July 14, 2020, when despite online censorship the hashtag “#DoNotExecute” was retweeted four million times to call for the annulment of an execution order of Navid Afkari, a youth athlete from Shiraz, and two other young Iranians accused of participating in the November 2019 nationwide protests. But …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Many Lebanese are demanding answers to role of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization in the port “massacre.” They are also demanding an end to Iran’s occupation of Lebanon. Although the Lebanese government has set up a commission of inquiry into the port explosion, many Lebanese are wondering why the results have not been published yet. They are convinced …

Radiofarda – “The tragedy of that day was not just receiving the news of Majid’s death, but relaying it to my fifteen-year-old son, and the enigma that sparkled in his eyes. I saw him drowning in a big question, ‘Why?’ This is the suffering that will not be over until the end of my life.” Speaking to Radio Farda, Mahshid …

Al-Monitor – The US Air Force on Thursday launched the second short-term deployment of B-52 heavy bombers to the Middle East in less than a month as part of efforts to deter potential hostile Iranian military activity as Washington reduces its military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. The flight by two B-52 Stratofortress crews from Louisiana to the Levant comes less than two …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement IOPHR stated that “The life of #RouhollahZam is in grave danger as his death sentence has been confirmed. Zam’s bravery to expose the deep corruption within #Iran‘s ruling regime deserves global attention. “ The life of #RouhollahZam is in grave danger as his death sentence has been confirmed. Zam's bravery to expose the deep …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF commends the UN special rapporteurs calling for the release from prison of Iranian lawyer Nasrin Soutudeh, who defended women peacefully protesting mandatory religious headscarf laws in #Iran. USCIRF commends the UN special rapporteurs calling for the release from prison of Iranian lawyer Nasrin Soutudeh, who defended women peacefully protesting mandatory religious headscarf laws …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement the USCIRF stated that : ” 81% of cases of state enforcement of #blasphemy laws were in only 10 countries: Pakistan, Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Yemen, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.” 81% of cases of state enforcement of #blasphemy laws were in only 10 countries: Pakistan, Iran, Russia, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Yemen, Bangladesh, …

Iranwire.com – Iran is not just a place. Iran exists wherever Iranians talk and care about Iran. Naturally the Iranian diaspora around the world is an energetic amalgam of cultures, religions and political dispositions. But they are all Iranian, definitely and eternally, however many years they have been away from their homeland. Three Iranian human rights figures, the lawyer Payam …

Radiofarda – Twenty-two years after the political “Chain Murders” in Iran, Pirouz Davani’s family is still waiting to hear about his whereabouts. His brother, Hossein Davani, says that no trace remains of his brother, who he says was murdered in the heat of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence’s project to kill dissidents in 1998. The writer, translator, and owner of …

RFL/RE – Iran and Afghanistan have officially inaugurated their first railway link, an achievement the two countries’ presidents said would help enhance trade across the region.The 130-kilometer line running from Khaf in northeastern Iran into Rosnak in the western Afghan province of Herat is seen as providing a crucial transport link for the landlocked country where decades of war have hindered …