Jailed Women Activists Urge Iranians to “Occupy” Streets in Protest of Executions
Iranwire - Eighteen female political and civil rights activists imprisoned in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison are calling on Iranians to…
Month: December 2022
Iran’s Execution Of Protesters: Is A Repeat Of 1988 Mass Killings Possible?
Iranwire - Four days after the hasty and illegal execution of Mohsen Shekhari, another protester, 23-year-old Majidreza Rahnavard, was executed in public…
Iran Protest Crackdown: Teachers Hit By Dismissals, Prosecutions, Deaths
Iranwire - Many Iranian teachers have been dismissed or detained, with the families completely ignoring their fates, since the wave…
“Wake Up, We Lost Another One”! Second Execution Of Protesters Triggers Calls For More Rallies
Iranwire - A second protester arrested during the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people has been executed in the northeastern…
Sepehr Ziaei, a Baha’i in Evin, Held Despite Deteriorating Health
Iranwire - Sepehr Ziaei, a 62-year-old Iranian Baha’i, is one of several Baha'is who have been detained in recent weeks…
Father Of Iranian Protester Sentenced To Death Says Designated Lawyer Doesn’t Answer Phone Calls
Iranwire - Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, is one of the five defendants who have been sentenced to death over the…
Iran: Death Sentences Against Protesters
(HRW) – Iranian authorities’ execution of two men in connection with widespread antigovernment protests is a gross miscarriage of justice and a…
Dena Sheibani remains captive for a month in Shiraz
Iran-HRM - Intelligence forces affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards-IRGC attacked the Sheibani family with several vehicles. Dana Sheibani, her family,…
Iran: Public execution of Majidreza Rahnavard exposes authorities’ revenge killings
Amnesty - Responding to the Iranian authorities’ public execution today of Majidreza Rahnavard, a young man sentenced to death, after…
In press freedom index, Middle Eastern countries go from bad to worse
Al-Monitor - The majority of Middle Eastern and North African countries sank further on press freedom in 2022, with the most drastic…