RFL/RE – A 16-year-old girl beaten by security forces in the northwestern Iranian city of Ardabil for refusing to sing a pro-regime anthem when her school was raided by agents has died of her injuries. The Coordinating Council of Teachers Syndicates in Iran confirmed in a post on its Telegram channel that Asra Panahi died following a raid by security forces on …

Iranwire – Elnaz Rekab, who did not wear a hijab at an international sports competition and was tricked into entering the Iranian embassy in Seoul, South Korea, was due to arrived in Tehran at 330am Wednesday morning, IranWire can report.  She reportedly departed the Qatari capital of Doha after midnight yesterday on flight QR490 to Tehran. Her family, meanwhile, had …

Iranwire – The death toll following the fire and riots in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison on Saturday night has risen to 13, IranWire can report. At least four political prisoners are currently in hospital. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said on Monday that four prisoners had died from their injuries on Sunday night, bringing the total number of deaths to eight. Mizan …

Iranwire – Reports sent to Iranwire show that nationwide anti-government protests continued for their fifth consecutive week across Iran on Monday, October 17. These protests were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police last month. The resulting demonstrations have become Iran’s longest anti-government protests since the 1957 revolution. The unrest has …

VOA – Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in the Asian rock climbing championships in South Korea without the hijab required of Iranian female athletes, arrived in Tehran to a throng of supporters and fans on Wednesday morning, amid concerns that she would be arrested and banned from leaving. Elnaz Rekabi received global headlines after she participated in the International Federation of …

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities must immediately allow independent international monitors unhindered access to Iranian prisons to investigate the harrowing use of unlawful force by security forces at Tehran’s Evin prison on 15 October 2022 and to protect prisoners from further unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment. This latest deadly incident once again brings into sharp focus the urgent need …

CHRI—With security forces in Iran continuing their month-long assault on peaceful protesters, the only way to stop the killing in Iran—which has left more than 200 people dead, including at least 23 children—is international action that imposes meaningful diplomatic costs on the authorities in Iran, according to a new policy briefing released today by the Center for Human Rights in …

Al-Monitor – spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, condemned sanctions slapped by the Council of the European Union on a number of Iranian entities and officials in response to their involvement in repressive measures against protesters at home.   Kanani dismissed the “unilateral” sanctions as “unconstructive,” saying they violated international law, were a case of obvious meddling in Iran’s internal affairs …

Al-Monitor – The families of US citizens detained by Iran are urging the Biden administration to move quickly to secure the release of their loved ones after a deadly fire over the weekend engulfed the notorious prison facility that is holding them.  A massive fire erupted late Saturday at Evin Prison, where hundreds of protesters have been sent after more …

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today called on the Joseph R. Biden administration to spearhead the establishment of a United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry on Iran following weeks of brutal crackdowns, arrests, and killings of women peacefully protesting mandatory religious headscarf (hijab) laws. After Iran’s Morality Police killed 22 year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini on September 16 after …