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Monthly Archives: March 2022

Monthly report February 2022, Iran Human Rights Monitor

Iran-HRM – February saw the Iranian regime ratchet up social clampdown in step with the growing discontent and the spread of popular protests. The increasing repression was vividly evident in the regime’s persistent use of the death penalty and widespread arrests of civil activists and dissidents. Torture, degrading punishments, and persecution of citizens continued in Iran. The regime violated the …

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UN Human Rights Experts: New Internet Bill Brings Iran Closer to “Digital Wall”

CHRI – UN human rights experts have urged the Iranian government to abandon a proposed bill that would drastically increase the authorities’ ability to censor and surveil activity on the internet. “This bill represents a worrying step towards the consolidation of a digital wall in Iran,” the experts said on March 1, 2022. “It will further restrict information in an environment where the freedom …

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Ali Heydar Dehghani Executed for Murder in Khorramabad

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Ali Heydar Dehghani who was sentenced to qisas for murder, has been executed in Khorramabad Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on the morning of February 27. His identity has been established as 40-year-old Ali Heydar Ghorbani who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Hrana newsagency …

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Iran’s supreme leader blames US for Russia war on Ukraine

Al-Monitor – “Ukraine is a victim to America’s policy of crisis instigation,” declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised address, as the Russian invasion of its western neighbor entered a sixth day. “US interference through velvet movements and color coups,” Khamenei said, “pulled Ukraine into where it is now.” Despite expressing support for a “halt to the war,” Khamenei …

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Khamenei Acolytes Skew the Facts Over Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

Iranwire – The late former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani once said that Westerners could fairly compare him to Mikhail Gorbachev. Now, it seems Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants to be held up for comparison with Vladimir Putin, singing the praises of the both the Russian autocrat and his invasion of Ukraine. In so doing, he makes the Islamic Republic one …

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Report on Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike

Iran-HRM – Report on Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike Several Iranian political prisoners are are currently on hunger strike to demand their legitimate demands.Faced with the violation of their rights, Iran’s political prisoners go on hunger strike as the only alternative to fighting for their rights. Ebrahim Sediq Hamedani Political prisoner Ebrahim Sediq Hamedani has been on a hunger …

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Iran says three obstacles remain to nuclear deal

Al-Monitor – Iran said on Monday there are three main hurdles to overcome before Tehran can reach a new nuclear deal with world powers in Vienna.  “Reaching a good deal is possible,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly news conference. “Three key issues still remain to be resolved. The US and European powers have not taken political …

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Iran says US should not ‘stretch out’ nuclear talks

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh spoke to reporters about the latest updates on the nuclear talks in Vienna between Iran and the world powers to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Khatibzadeh said lead negotiator Ali Bagheri had recently traveled back to Tehran to conduct “consultations,” specifically with the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). Khatibzadeh …

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