Al-Arabia – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday he currently did not expect progress in negotiations over reviving a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. “I don’t expect any move, that’s a pity because we were very, very close,” Borrell told reporters on arriving to a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, noting that international …

RFL/RE – The European Union is seeking concrete evidence for any Iranian involvement in Russia’s war on Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on October 17. Live Briefing: Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine RFE/RL’s Live Briefing gives you all of the latest developments on Russia’s ongoing invasion, Kyiv’s counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, Russian protests, and the plight of civilians. For …

RFL/RE – Iran’s judiciary has raised the death toll for a fire at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, saying that at least eight prisoners were killed, as nationwide protests continue over the death in custody of a young woman arrested for improperly wearing a mandatory Islamic scarf. Details still remain scarce over the fire at Evin prison, which also houses political …

Iranwire – On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the city of Ardabil, northwestern Iran, witnessed one of the largest anti-government protests in the last decade following the news of a killing of a school student in Ardabil by the Islamic Republic’s security forces.  In a rare incident, Ardabili protesters clashed in a one-to-one fight with security and police forces. The angry …

Iranwire – The fourth week of anti-government protests of the Iranian people ended when Ward 7 of Evin Prison burned down on Saturday evening, October 15. The videos from the moment of the explosion show that two projectiles were thrown from outside the prison into the compound. Many social network users speculate these projectiles were “grenades,” , October 15. The videos …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- The number of people killed in the current nationwide protests has increased to at least 215 people, including 27 children. Violent attacks and crackdowns against school children have caused public outrage in many cities. Condemning the violent crackdown against children and prisoners, Iran Human Rights once again reiterates the urgent need for the formation of an …

Al-Arabia – Iran shrugged off Sunday what it called US President Joe Biden’s “interference” in the month-old protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. “Iran is too strong for its will to be swayed by the interference … by a politician tired of years of failure,” foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani wrote on …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The various parts if the repressive machine didn’t know what do. In the city of Sari, for example, they arrested 786 people in one day before they realized they had nowhere to keep them. Unlike supporters of the regime mostly of older generations, who gain self-esteem from bestowed but easily withdrawable privilege, the mostly young activists of horizontal …

RFL/RE – Four people were killed in a blaze at a notorious prison in the Iranian capital that houses political prisoners and anti-government protesters, the Iranian judiciary said on October 16. The news comes after Iran criticized U.S. President Joe Biden for voicing support for the protests that have rocked Iran since a young woman was killed in police custody. …

Iranwire – There are reports of riots and fire inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison.  Sources inside the prison have told IranWire that wards 7 and 8 of the prison, where common criminals are held, have witnessed a riot and reinforcements arrived at the scene.  There are reports that some of the recent detainees are also held in those wards. Shots continued …