CHRI – Peaceful protesters faced off with heavily armed state security forces in dozens of cities across Iran on October 26, 2022, the 40th day since the death of Mahsa Amini (her Kurdish name was Zhina) in Tehran on September 16, just three days after she was arrested by the morality police. Amini’s death, which was due to beatings according to her …

VOA – Gunmen in Iran opened fire inside a Shiite holy shine Wednesday evening, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40 others, according to official sources. The attack occurred at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the city of Shiraz. State media have called it a “terrorist” attack and said two of suspects have been arrested. The Islamic …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – In a rare move, ten UN Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups have called on the Human Rights Council to urgently take necessary action to address the gross violations of human rights, including the organisation of a Special Session.  They also supported calls for the establishment of an international investigative mechanism, to ensure accountability in Iran and …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Habil Hosseinzehi, Jomeh Gomshadzehi and Mohammad Zarkezehi, three Baluch men sentenced to death for drug-related charges in Zahedan and Zabol Prisons. According to Hal Vash, two Baluch men were executed in Zahedan Central Prison on October 22. Their identities have been reported as 30-year-old Habil Hosseinzehi and Jomeh Goshadzehi who were sentenced to death for …

Al-Monitor — The 39th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF), which is the oldest of its kind in Iran and the region, kicked off Oct. 19 in the Iranian capital amid controversy surrounding its timing and the board members’ attitude toward the anti-government protests since the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in religious police custody …

Al-Monitor – Morad Tahbaz, a British-born American citizen held in Iran, was forced to return to Evin Prison, where a massive fire broke out earlier this month, his daughter confirmed to Al-Monitor on Wednesday.  The environmental activist, 66, was released on a three-month furlough in July, and had been staying at his in-laws’ apartment in Tehran with his wife, Vida Tahbaz, who …

Al-Arabia – Iran announced on Wednesday sanctions targeting individuals and media outlets in the European Union in retaliation for the bloc’s punitive measures on police over a crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests. Street violence has rocked Iran since Amini’s death on September 16, three days after she was arrested by the morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic republic’s strict …

RFL/RE – In defiance of warnings by the authorities, Iranians flocked to the grave of Mahsa Amini on October 26 to mark 40 days since her death as nationwide protests continued despite a bloody crackdown. The 22-year-old Amini died in police custody in Tehran on September 16 after being arrested three days earlier for “improperly” wearing a mandatory Islamic head scarf, or …

RFL/RE – New details about the death of Iranian teenager Asra Panahi have emerged that contradict the Iranian government’s statement that the official cause of death was heart disease. Panahi reportedly died of her injuries after being beaten for refusing to sing a pro-regime anthem when her school was raided by agents. According to the Coordinating Council of Teachers Syndicates …

RFL/RE – Iran’s judiciary says that new arrests have been made in the case of an imprisoned French couple as authorities look to complete their investigation of the case. Judiciary spokesman Massoud Setayeshi told reporters on October 25 that those arrested had given “valuable and strategic information” in the case of the French pair, who have been accused of “espionage and association …