Amnesty – The Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people in sham trials designed to intimidate those participating in the popular uprising that has rocked Iran since September and deter others from joining the movement, Amnesty International said today.  Since 13 November, the authorities have announced, in separate statements, that Revolutionary Courts in Tehran have …

CHRI – Almost anywhere else, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. But because she’s based in the Islamic Republic of Iran, prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti made international headlines when she, for the first time, posted a photo of herself on her Instagram page without the state-mandated compulsory headscarf. “Woman! Life! Freedom!” reads the sign in her hands, the central slogan …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 342 people including 43 children and 26 women have been killed by security forces in the ongoing nationwide protests. Thousands have also been arrested in the last two months, with some being at risk of death sentences for security-related charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) and efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) in show trials at the Revolutionary Courts. …

Iran Human Rights – November 16, 2022: Vahid Pakzad, Keyvan Tajadod and an unidentified man have been executed in Shiraz Central Prison.Three Men Executed in Shiraz Shiraz Central Prison on November 12. Two of the men have been identified as Vahid Pakzad and Keyvan Tajadod. Vahid was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court and Keyvan was …

Al-Monitor – Republicans on track to wrest control of the House of Representatives plan to use their agenda-setting powers in the lower chamber next year to hammer President Joe Biden on Iran and undermine already fading prospects for a renewed nuclear deal.  Republican lawmakers are expected to introduce a wave of standalone bills, as well as measures in the annual National Defense Authorization …

Al-Monitor – The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six senior employees of an Iranian state-run media corporation accused of broadcasting hundreds of forced confessions of detainees in Iran. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control described the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), which was designated in 2013, as “a critical tool in the Iranian government’s mass …

The Telegraph – Iran has plotted the assassination and kidnapping of at least 10 British residents it accuses of being “enemies of the regime”, the head of MI5 disclosed today. MI5 Director General, Ken McCallum, gives a speech at Thames House in central London – Yui Mok/PA© Yui Mok/PA In his annual speech on the threats facing the UK, Ken McCallum, …

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) deplores Iran’s pursuit of death sentences on religiously-grounded charges against protesters asserting their freedom of religion or belief. Iran has indicted over 2,000 protesters since the killing of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini on September 16 for wearing “improper hijab,” a legal standard based on an interpretation of religion and imposed on Iranian women without …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF condemned the #Iran’s pursuit of death sentences on religiously-grounded charges against protesters asserting their freedom of religion or belief. USCIRF deplores #Iran’s pursuit of death sentences on religiously-grounded charges against protesters asserting their freedom of religion or belief. https://t.co/ZG5QxUWHNA— USCIRF (@USCIRF) November 15, 2022

Al-Arabia – Iran’s judiciary has sentenced three anti-government protesters in Tehran to death on various charges such as “corruption on earth” and “waging war on God” on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, adding that the three could appeal their verdicts. Up to 19 of the thousands of people arrested in Tehran and Karaj cities for taking part in protests ignited …