Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Sivan Hosseini who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Sanandaj Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on December 11. His identity has been established as 35-year-old Sivan Hosseini who was sentenced to qisas for murder. Speaking to Iran Human Rights, an informed …

RFL/RE – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Tehran is serious in its nuclear talks with world powers in Vienna, the official IRNA news agency reported on December 11. “We are serious in the negotiations and if the other side is also serious about the removal of the sanctions, we will achieve a good agreement. We are definitely after a good …

Iranwire – A lesbian has been arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in West Azerbaijan, according to information received by Iranian LGBT+ organization Shesh-rang (Six Colors). The incident took place in Urmia on October 27 of this year, while the woman, named Sarah, was trying to cross the border to Turkey. On November 6, Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the security forces, …

VOA —The Pentagon said Thursday that officials will discuss shared concerns about Iran with visiting Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz later Thursday, but it declined to comment on a Reuters report about discussions on possible Iran-focused military drills. Reuters exclusively reported Wednesday, citing a senior U.S. official, that U.S.-Israeli discussions would include possible military exercises to prepare for a worst-case scenario to …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Death row Baluch prisoner, Abdolsalam Barahouyi has been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was transferred to solitary confinement in prepration for his execution in Isfahan Central Prison this morning. His identity has been established as Abdolsalam Barahouyi …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – As the world celebrates World Human Rights Days today, the Islamic Republic has intensified drug executions, which are at record high since 2017. At least 116 people have so far been executed on drug-related charges in 2021, compared to 23 in the same period in 2020. Iran Human Rights calls on the international community, the …

Al-Monitor – British officials visited Iran last week to discuss ways of paying the United Kingdom’s decades-old debt to Iran, which Tehran’s envoy to London said is held up by US sanctions. Iranian Ambassador to the UK Mohsen Baharvand told reporters in London on Friday that Iran had nearly reached an agreement on the debt with the British government this …

Al-Monitor – The BBC is calling on Iran to halt its escalating campaign of cross-border threats and harassment against the British broadcaster’s journalists and their families.  In a Friday news release, the BBC said Iran has carried out a more than decade-long “campaign of harassment and intimidation, which has included death threats, freezing of assets in Iran and online attacks …

Shabtabnews — According to reports obtained by Bayan Media Network, the Islamic Republic, from its diplomats and security agencies, is currently consulting with Malaysian officials and returning to Iran “Ibrahim Ahrari”, a Sunni media activist who is a refugee in this country. Ibrahim Ahrari is one of the media figures of the opposition of the Islamic Republic, who in recent …

Al-Arabia – The US is preparing for an outcome where no deal is reached with Iran to curb its nuclear program, Washington’s lead negotiator said Thursday. But there is still time to reach a deal, and the US is ready to get back into the 2015 nuclear deal “as soon as possible, as soon as Iran is,” US Special Envoy for Iran …