Iranwire – Those observing the trial of German-Iranian citizen Jamshid Sharmahd in Iran say he was coerced into incriminating himself during the seventh and final hearing on Tuesday. The 67-year-old was abducted in Dubai in August 2020. After a long career as a software engineer, later in life he had become the spokesman for exiled Iranian opposition group Tondar, and was thus …

Iranwire – once-fertile plains in Iran’s Yazd province have been afflicted by subsidence in at least 560 newly-identified locations, ISNA news agency has reported. The mayor of Yazd, Abolghasem Mohiuddini, was quoted on Monday as saying that sinkholes had opened up across the province after the recent monsoon rains. The deluge had up atop already-parched land no longer able to …

Iranwire – For several days last week, Instagram users based in Iran reported difficulty in accessing the popular platform: one of very few major social networks not officially blocked by the regime. But all of a sudden, Instagram was temporarily unreachable via home internet services – but not via mobile – in Tehran, and fully down in other Iranian cities. …

VOA – The United States is expected to give its response soon to Iranian comments about a draft proposal for reviving an international agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. The U.S. side has been studying the European Union-drafted document that emerged from months of negotiations. A senior Biden administration official that while the parties are closer …

VOA – The U.S. military said late Tuesday its forces carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria targeting “infrastructure facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.” A statement from U.S. Central Command Communication Director Colonel Joe Buccino said President Joe Biden approved the strikes in Deir el-Zour, and that the actions were intended to defend against attacks …

Amnesty – Iran’s persecuted Baha’i minority are suffering escalated attacks on their human rights. Since 31 July 2022, the authorities have raided dozens of Baha’i houses, detained at least 30 people, and subjected many more to interrogations, electronic ankle bracelets and threats of imprisonment in relation to their Baha’i faith. They have also ramped up confiscation and demolition of Baha’i …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Abdolfazl Sharifi, a man sentenced to death for drug-related offences, was executed in Qazvin Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Qazvin Central Prison on August 22. His identity has been established as 29-year-old Abolfazl Sharifi who was arrested around three years ago and sentenced to death for …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Saeed Kamali, a man sentenced to death for murder charges, was executed in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Isfahan Central Prison on August 22. His identity has been established as 24-year-old Saeed Kamali who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder. Informed sources told Iran Human …

CHRI – Charges filed against a woman in Iran, Sepideh Rashno, after she was accosted by another woman who accused her of failing to comply with the government’s compulsory hijab law, highlight the state’s repressive stance towards those who engage in civil disobedience, and the courage of those who strive for basic rights despite harsh adversity. “The only ‘crime’ Sepideh Rashno …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced that his country was ready to open a high-tech fair in the Malian capital, Bamako, where Iran’s latest knowledge-based advancements will be put on display.   Amir-Abdollahian was sitting next to his Malian counterpart, Abdoulaye Diop, as private sector economic actors from both sides formed their first-ever joint cooperation committee.   The Iranian minister’s African visit …