Iranwire – An Iranian court has sentenced to death three men allegedly involved in the killing of three members of the security forces, the judiciary says, bringing to at least 17 the number of people handed capital punishment in connection with nearly three months of nationwide protests. Four of those convicted have been executed so far. Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have arrested 13 participants in a ceremony held in Tehran to honor a 19-year-old victim of the Islamic Republic’s ongoing brutal crackdown on nationwide protests. Family members and other mourners gathered at Hamidreza Rohi’s grave in Behesht Zahra cemetery on January 7 to mark the 40th day since his death. Special police forces and plainclothes …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s execution of two more men handed capital punishment in connection with the ongoing nationwide protests has sparked widespread condemnation inside and outside the country. Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged on January 7, Iran’s judicial said, after they were found guilty of killing a member of the paramilitary Basij force …

Iranwire – The Tehran Municipality marked last week the third anniversary of the death of General Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, the overseas arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, with a concert that sparked a vast amount of controversy. Soleimani is a controversial figure. Celebrated by the Islamic Republic, the general who was killed in …

Iranwire – Three years ago, on January 8, 2020, a Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane crashed shortly after it took off from Tehran while en route to Kyiv, killing all 176 people on board. After days of official denials, the Iranian authorities admitted that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps mistakenly shot down flight PS752 with two missiles, amid heightened tensions …

VOA – Pope Francis condemned Iran’s execution of protesters for the first time on Monday in his traditional New Year’s address to diplomats, and said the war in Ukraine was “a crime against God and humanity.” The pontiff made his remarks in a speech to diplomats accredited to the Vatican, his overview at the start of the new year which …

VOA – Iranian hardliners Sunday burned French flags outside the French embassy in Tehran, protesting cartoons published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that lampoon Iran’s ruling clerics. The caricatures were published at a time of persistent anti-government protests in Iran, now in their fourth month. Demonstrators are calling for the downfall of its Islamic Republic and are challenging its hardline …

Iran-HRM – Hassan Firouzi, 34, the father of a newborn girl was arrested by Iran’s security forces during nationwide protests on October 27, 2022, in his hometown Shahr-e Ray. He took part in protests that occurred on Enghelab Street in Tehran. His baby daughter, Hannaneh, was only 18 days old at the time of his arrest. Hassan Firouzi now faces …

VOA – German police say they have arrested an Iranian man and one other person on suspicion that the two were about to conduct a deadly chemical attack, using cyanide and ricin. The alleged attack, officials said Sunday, was believed to be motivated by Islamic extremism. Police detained the two in the town of Castrop-Rauxel, which is about 500 kilometers …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – The Islamic Republic’s Judiciary announced the execution of Karaj protesters Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini who were sentenced to death for charges of efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth). Condemning the criminal executions in the strongest possible terms, Iran Human Rights warns of the execution of a large number of protesters in the coming days if this …