Iran-HRM – High number of Iran executions in 2021 signals worsening rights condition October 10 is World Day Against the Death Penalty. More than 140 countries have agreed to abolish the death penalty, according to Amnesty International. The Iranian regime, however, holds the world record for both executions of women and the highest per capita execution rate. The death penalty …

iranhr – The 2021 World Day Against the Death Penalty is dedicated to women; those who risk being sentenced to death, who have received a death sentence, who have been executed, and to those who have had their death sentences commuted, exonerated, or pardoned. In observation of the day and the theme this year, Iran Human Rights is providing a report …

realcleardefense – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that Washington should unfreeze $10 billion of Iranian assets as a goodwill gesture before Tehran resumes negotiations over compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). While the Biden administration’s subsequent rejection of this demand displayed a welcome measure of common sense, Washington remains eager to …

Al-Monitor – The US Treasury Department delisted Iran-based entities on Friday that were sanctioned by the Trump administration for their alleged involvement in Iran’s ballistic missile program.  The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) determined Mammut Industrial Group and its subsidiary, Mammut Diesel, are no longer blocked under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction …

Al-Monitor – Scoop: Public harmony masks dissonance in private This week, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan hosted Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata as part of the US-Israel Strategic Consultative Group. No surprise that most of the discussion focused on Iran. The White House readout made clear US President Joe Biden’s “fundamental commitment to Israel’s security and to ensuring that Iran never …

Al-Arabia – Iran and Saudi Arabia have reached some agreements in their ongoing reconciliatory talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Friday. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “[Iran] and Saudi Arabia have reached agreements in some areas,” Amir-Abdollahian said during a news conference in Beirut, adding that talks are “moving …

Iranwire – A notorious interrogator with Evin Security Court has reportedly been detained by the Iranian judiciary. Behrouz Shah Mohammadi is said to have been arrested 10 days ago and is now on Ward 241 of Evin Prison, alongside some of the very same political and “security” prisoners that he previously interrogated. Elham Zolfaghari, the wife of Mehdi Mahmoudian, a civil …

Irannwire – Three days before Kabul fell to the Taliban, on August 12, 2021, the Iranian Consulate in Herat province suspended the issuance of tourist visas for Afghan citizens. New visas were restricted to medical staff and those visiting Iran on business. On paper, anyway. In fact, while flights between the two countries remain suspended, consular staff at the Islamic Republic have …

iranwire – Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian yesterday issued a severe ultimatum from Iran to his South Korean counterpart, which can be summarized as follows: “If you don’t give us back our money, we’ll stop broadcasting Korean TV serials.” During a speech in Moscow on Tuesday night, the new face of Iranian diplomacy claimed that South Korea had failed to meet certain “demands” by the Islamic Republic. …

amnesty – Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and sexual violence and abuse they have suffered, which preceded and triggered the offences for which they were convicted for, Amnesty International said ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty (10 October). “Many women have been convicted and sentenced to death in shoddy, …