Iranwire – At the request of the head of Islamic Republic’s judiciary, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 4 agreed to pardon “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including some arrested in recent anti-government protests. The amnesty, which coincided with the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was described by human rights activists as a public relation “stunt.” In an earlier article, IranWire …

VOA – Thousands of opponents of Iran’s ruling authorities rallied for a second day in Paris on Sunday to pressure European Union states to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization in response to a crackdown in the country. Tehran has been engaged in a violent crackdown on protesters since September, including carrying out executions, and it …

Shabtabnews – On the 8th February, IOPHR held an event at the UK parliament under the title of:  “How to Stop the Global Threat of the Iranian Regime”. The speakers at this event were Javaid Rehman – The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Anna Firth MP – a Member of …

RFL/RE – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will head to China within days for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening economic cooperation, state media reported on February 12. Raisi will set out for Beijing on the evening of February 13 in response to an official invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iran’s state news agency IRNA said. Both presidents met for …

VOA — Condemnation of the Islamic Republic’s violent suppression of freedom drew together eight noted Iranian dissidents who gathered to determine how they could more effectively advance their quest to counter what they see as a brutal government marking 44 years of rule after the 1979 Islamic revolution in the country. The prominent exiles converged Friday at Georgetown University in …

VOA – Thousands of Europe-based Iranians — including relatives of victims of repression in the Islamic republic, lawmakers and campaigners — on Saturday urged the European Union at a rally in Paris to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terror group. Speakers at the rally at Place Vauban in the heart of the French capital insisted that such a listing …

RFL/RE – In a defiant message on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said nationwide anti-government protests have been defeated. His comments on February 11 came as thousands of Iranians marched in cities across Iran and the military showed off some of its hardware in the capital, Tehran. The ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of …

RFL/RE – The release of Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah is final, though it is still unclear how much longer she will have to stay in Iran before returning to France, her lawyer said on February 11. The French Foreign Ministry called for Adelkhah’s freedoms to be restored, “including returning to France if she wishes.” “She was freed last night and …

RFL/RE – The German government has acknowledged an increase in spying by Iranian intelligence agents on exiled Iranians living in Germany since the start of mass protests last year, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on February 11. Nationwide unrest triggered by the death of a young woman detained by Iranian morality police last year has led to “increasing indications …

RFL/RE – A group of exiled Iranian opposition figures on February 10 pleaded for unity and an end to infighting to help recent nationwide protests in Iran against the country’s Islamic theocracy. The eight figures, including the son of the last shah, Reza Pahlavi, said they were working on a charter for a transition to a new pluralistic system that …