Iranwire – Asylum law in Afghanistan was never ratified by the Afghan parliament before the Taliban’s takeover in mid-August. The only recourse asylum seekers currently inside the country have is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. But the collapse of the state architecture into the hands of the Taliban and the flight of international forces and NGOs has left …

Iranwire – Iranians have been comparing deaths from Covid-19 in their country to the falling of leaves in autumn. Mourning families stand in line for hours to see their loved ones buried, while desperate Iranians all over the country stand in queues of another kind waiting for vaccines at clinics that are woefully out of stock. Amid a devastating fifth …

Iran-HRM – The interrogators and torturers of the Intelligence Department of Ahvaz have been torturing and harassing political prisoner Mehran Qareh Baghi in recent weeks. The interrogators are seeking information about Mr. Qareh Baghi’s friends despite the fact that he has been in Behbahan Prison since 2019. They have also brandished threats against Mehran Qareh Baghi telling him, “We will …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner named Shahbaz Jadidi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was secretly executed in Yasuj Prison on July 18. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed on murder charges in Yasuj Prison on July 18. His identity has been established as 39-year-old Shahbaz Jadidi. Speaking to IHR, an informed …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s parliament will vote Aug. 25 to approve or disqualify President Ebrahim Raisi’s proposed ministers. With a parliament dominated by conservatives and a conservative president, most ministers will likely acquire the vote of approval — intrafactional fighting permitting, of course. One of the most important positions to be filled will be that of foreign minister. Since 1981, Iran has …

Al-Arabia – Iran restarted exports of gasoline and gasoil to Afghanistan a few days ago, following a request from the Taliban, Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union said on Monday. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The extremist group seized power in Afghanistan last week as the US and its allies withdrew …

Iranwire – The case of Hamid Nouri, a former prison official now two weeks into his criminal trial in Sweden for war crimes and murder over his role in Iran’s 1988 prison massacre, has begun to garner international attention. Over the weekend Iranian ambassador to Sweden Ahmad Masoumifar issued a sudden excoriation of Swedish prosecutors involved in the case, alleging – without providing evidence …

iranwire.com – At least 2,000 Iranians who received two doses of vaccine have since died, more than half after testing positive for Covid-19. According to a letter sent to Health Minister Saeed Namaki by the ministry’s Center for Statistics and Technology, of the around 2.75 million Iranians who have so far received both doses of vaccine, 17,000 were then hospitalized …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian Supreme Court turned down the appeal by Hamed Qareh Oghlani after only five days. Hamed Qareh Oghlani is sentenced to 13 years in prison. The 41st Branch of the Supreme Court upheld the ruling on February 8, 2021, and issued it electronically on February 16, 2021. The 2nd Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia convened on September 28, 2020. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) Kurdish political prisoner, Ghader Mohammadzadeh who went on hunger strike in protest to “his furlough being rejected and his bail being seized’ is reported to be in a “deteriorating physical condition.” According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Ghader Mohammadzadeh who is a political prisoner in Ward 3 of Yazd Central Prison, and has been …