Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Manouchehr Kazemi-Varmaleh, sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on November 3, raising the number of people executed at the prison that day to two. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on the morning of November 3. His identity has been established …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – A man only identified as 40-year-old Abdullah was executed on murder charges in Mashhad Central Prison. According to Rokna, a man was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on the morning of November 3. His identity has been reported as 40-year-old Abdullah who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Abdullah was car mechanic prior to his arrest …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least one man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Rokna, at least one man was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on November 4. His identity has only been revealed as Saeed who was sentenced to qisas for murder and had spent ten years on death row. Saeed was accused of …

Al-monitor – A state-organized rally marking the 42nd anniversary of the takeover of the “den of espionage,” a turning point in US-Iran relations that set off a decadeslong cycle of escalation between the two sides, took place Nov. 4 in an area outside the former US Embassy premises in Tehran. The nationwide event was characterized by typical US flag-burning scenes and “Death to America” …

Al-Arabia – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned Western governments Thursday he would accept no “excessive demands” in nuclear talks set to resume later this month after a five-month gap. Diplomats on Wednesday finally announced the November 29 start date for renewed negotiations after a protracted delay since the June election of Raisi. “We will not walk away from the negotiating …

RFL/RE – A self-described hacking group calling itself Edalat-e Ali (Ali’s Justice) has leaked confidential documents to RFE/RL’s Radio Farda that appear to reveal the plight of prisoners at Evin prison, Iran’s most notorious facility. According to the prison documents, hunger strikes by prisoners and the publication of open letters by inmates is considered “criminal” behavior. In one document, a former official …

RFL/RE – Thousands of Iranians have attended the government-organized commemorations of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” and burning U.S. and Israeli flags.The embassy takeover sparked a 444-day hostage crisis and a break in diplomatic relations between the two countries that continues today.State television on November 4 said that …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement Sam Brownback the former IRF Ambassador stated “Have heard disturbing reports that Mohammad Pouryousefi, the Gonabadi Sufi who helped expose the government’s role in Noor Ali Tabandeh’s 2019 murder, was himself murdered recently. The repression of the Iranian people at the hands of their own government is deplorable. #Iran“ Have heard disturbing reports that …

thetimes – The personal representative office of Iran’s supreme leader in London was given more than £100,000 by the British government as part of its coronavirus furlough scheme, annual accounts show. Figures lodged with Companies House last month show that the Islamic Centre of England received £109,476 from the coronavirus job retention scheme, as the government furlough grants were officially …

Iranwire – Gohar Eshghi and Sahar Beheshti, the mother and sister of murdered blogger Sattar Beheshti, have been arrested by security forces on the anniversary of his death, and days after Eshghi published a video critical of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Seven Iranian activists were also detained after visiting his grave. According to the Sattar Beheshti Foundation, security forces descended on …