The new president of Iran should be in prison, not power
telegraph - The man who has won Iran’s rigged presidential election should be in prison, not power. Ebrahim Raisi was…
Month: June 2021
Iran’s Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Over ‘Technical Fault’
RFL.RE - Iran's atomic energy body says the country’s sole nuclear power plant has been temporarily shut down over a "technical fault.""Following…
Why did Hezbollah’s Leader Bother to Greet Raeesi?
Iranwire - The secretary-general of Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has welcomed the news that Iran’s next president will be ultra-conservative…
After a Shattering Election Season, Iran’s Reformists are All at Sea
Iranwire - Even before Ebrahim Raeesi was declared the winner of Iran’s 13th presidential election, members of the reformist camp were…
Spoiled Ballots in the Islamic Republic: From One Percent to Second Place
Iranwire - Along with the lowest-ever turnout in the history of the Islamic Republic, Friday’s presidential election broke a second…
Baluch man dies in police custody after being beaten and tortured
Iran-HRM - A Baluch prisoner was killed under torture on June 26 in a detention center in Suran, southeastern Iran,…
Iranian juvenile offender sews lips together to demand handling his case
Iran-HRM - Arman Farahmand, a teenager accused of murder, went on a hunger strike and sewed his lips to protest…
Security forces harass family members of executed wrestling champion
Iran-HRM - The brother of executed wrestling champion Navid Afkari said his sister’s phone was confiscated by intelligence agents. Just…
Iran: Overseer of Mass Executions Elected President
(HRW) – The victory of Ebrahim Raeesi, Iran’s judiciary chief, on June 19, 2021, in a presidential election that was neither free…
Iran Election: Heightened Vigilance Needed as Major Rights Violator Takes Power
CHRI —As Ebrahim Raisi ascends to the presidency in Iran, after a sham election in which almost all other candidates…