Iranwire – Iranian authorities are putting strong pressure on the family of a 22-year-old woman who was killed during an anti-government protest in West Azerbaijan province to say she died in a car accident, IranWire reports. Yashar Hakakpour, director of the Association for the Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran (ADAPP), said that Nasim Sedghi, an ethnic Azeri, was …

Iranwire – A Shia cleric in the mostly Sunni Iranian city of Zahedan has been shot dead, officials say, threatening to enflame sectarian tensions following weeks of nationwide unrest. A “special task force” has been set up to identify and arrest those behind the killing of Sajjad Shahraki, the imam of Moulay Motaqian mosque, said Ahmad Taheri, police commander of …

Iranwire – Everything is changing rapidly. Autumn is half over but we are somehow stuck at the end of summer. One by one, ceremonies marking the 40th day since the victims’ deaths are approaching. It seems it was just yesterday when we heard the voice of a grieving mother shouting in a street while holding up her child’s portrait. “This …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have reportedly detained journalist Yaghma Fakhshami amid a crackdown on media workers in the country. Fakhshami was arrested on Thursday morning, when officers stormed his workplace, reports say. He was later transferred to ward 209 of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. Dozens of journalists have been jailed across Iran since the September 16 death of 22-year-old …

CHRI – In a joint statement obtained by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) and translated into English below, 40 Iranian human rights lawyers from inside and outside the country have expressed strong support for Iran’s growing, anti-state movement, arguing that the “Iranian people’s uprising is for the restoration of the rule of law and to reach this goal “the legal …

Al-Monitor – More than ten Iranian cities saw yet another day of turmoil after protesters attempted to pay tribute to victims of the crackdown on anti-government unrest that has gripped the country since Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody back in September.   The city of Karaj, 40 kilometers west of the capital Tehran, was filled with chaotic scenes, according to …

Al-Monitor – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on members of an international smuggling network accused of generating revenue for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the foreign arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.  The designations targeted what the US Treasury Department said was a Gulf-based group of individuals and front companies that used storage units in the United …

unitedagainstnucleariran – United Against Nuclear Iran’s (UANI’s) ship-tracking data and research shows that the Trump and Biden administrations had different impacts on Iran’s oil sector. The Trump administration sought to drive Iranian oil exports to zero and deprive the regime of a vital source of revenue. The Biden administration, by contrast, in focusing on negotiations to revive the nuclear deal, …

RFL/RE – Iranian cities were again the scene of anti-government protests and at least one strike on November 2, despite a warning from authorities to end the demonstrations. Videos published on social media show protests in different cities as the outcry that erupted in mid-September after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody continues.SEE ALSO:Shocking Video Emerges Showing …

Al-Arabia – Iran poses a very real cybersecurity threat to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries and could target key industries such as telecoms, oil, and gas, experts told Al Arabiya English. Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco was hacked in 2012 in one of the world’s biggest cyberattacks to date. A group called Cutting Sword of Justice claimed responsibility for …