Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Gohar Eshghi and Sahar Beheshti, the mother and sister of blogger Sattar Beheshti who was killed in detention in 2012 were arrested in raid at their home on the anniversary of his death on November 3. Iran Human Rights strongly condemns their arrest and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. “Arresting Gohar Eshghi and …
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Death Sentence of Man and Woman Upheld for Adultery
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Branch 26 of the Supreme Court has converted the stoning sentences of a married man and woman only identified as Sareh and Meysam charged with adultery, to death by hanging. According to Rokna, a married man and woman arrested on adultery charges were sentenced to stoning in the preliminary trial. Only identified as 33-year-old Sareh …
Read More »Javad Ghaljayi Executed for Accidental Killing in Zahedan
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Baluch Javad Ghaljayi, sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Zahedan Central Prison. According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, a Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on the morning of November 3. His identity has been reported as Javad Ghaljayi from the Shirabad region of Zahedan and he was sentenced to qisas for murder. …
Read More »Biden Admin Silent as EU, Iran and China Freely Violate US Sanctions
gatestoneinstitute.org – The Trump administration sent a robust message that violating sanctions would not be tolerated. But since the Biden administration came to power, it seems that almost everyone has been violating the US sanctions in Iran, China or wherever, and no one is being held accountable. The Biden administration appears not to be taking any action against countries such …
Read More »USCIRF Releases Factsheet Reiterating its Recommendations for State Department CPC and SWL Designations
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Recommendations for State Department CPC and SWL Designations Factsheet – With the U.S. Department of State’s designations expected this month, this factsheet reiterates USCIRF’s recommendations to the State Department regarding countries that should be designated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) or placed on its Special Watchlist …
Read More »Russian, Iranian foreign ministers for restoring 2015 nuclear deal to original form
Al-Arabia – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian both expressed support for restoring a 2015 nuclear deal to its original form, the RIA news agency reported on Saturday, citing Russia’s foreign ministry. Under the 2015 deal between Iran and six world powers, Tehran curbed its uranium enrichment program in return for the lifting of US, UN, and …
Read More »Grieving Iranian Mother’s Fight For Justice Puts Her In Authorities’ Crosshairs
RFL/RE – For nine years, Gohar Eshghi has been grieving and seeking justice for the death of her son, Sattar Beheshti, an Iranian blogger who died in police custody in 2012. But Eshghi’s fight to bring the perpetrators to justice has put her and her family directly in the authorities’ crosshairs. On November 3, Eshghi and her daughter, Sahar Beheshti, …
Read More »Plans for New “Protection” Bill Exposes Government Fears of Social Media
Iranwire – he internet is a threat to the security of the Islamic Republic, and the country will become increasingly vulnerable and unstable if people continue to use it, government officials have claimed. Speaking to the authors of a new study published in the National Defense Strategic Management Studies quarterly journal, government security experts highlighted the dangers of social media in particular. The research …
Read More »British-Iranian Hostages’ Families Support Each Other Through London Hunger Strike
Iranwire – Thursday, November 4 marked the 12th day of a renewed hunger strike by Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held hostage by Tehran since 2016. For almost two weeks now Mr. Ratcliffe has protested outside the Foreign Office in London against his wife’s continued detention, calling on the UK authorities to take action. Nazanin, a …
Read More »Iran: Unjust prison terms for detained dual nationals: Mehran Raoof & Nahid Taghavi
amnesty – Activists German-Iranian Nahid Taghavi and British-Iranian Mehran Raoof have been arbitrarily detained in Tehran’s Evin prison since 16 October 2020, solely for peacefully exercising their human rights. In August 2021, a Revolutionary Court convicted them of national security related charges and sentenced them to 10 years and eight months in prison, following a grossly unfair trial. Nahid Taghavi …
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