Iranwire – Prominent Iranian political figure Zahra Rahnavard has harshly criticized the country’s clerical rulers over a wave of poisonings at girls’ schools, which she called “the ugliest and most tragic anti-woman scenario.” Rahnavard is a university professor married to opposition figure Mir Hossein Musavi. In a statement released on the eve of International Women’s Day, she said the poisoning …

Iran-HRM – The Noor School of Art in Qom was targeted by a chemical attack for the first time on November 30, 2023. Since Wednesday, March 1, 2023, these chemical attacks have been growing exponentially, with attacks spreading to 100 schools on Saturday, December 4, and to 100 cities on Sunday, March 5. On Monday, March 6, the attacks reached …

Amnesty – Four young Baluchi men – Ebrahim Narouie, Kambiz Kharout, Mansour Dahmardeh and Shoeib Mirbaluchzehi Rigi – are at grave risk of execution in connection with protests in Sistan and Baluchestan province. They were sentenced to death based on torture-tainted “confessions” in grossly unfair trials. Two other Baluchi men – Mansour Hout and Nezamoddin Hout – are facing retrials …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Kiumars Zarghami, a man sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Saqqez Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Saqqez Central Prison on March 5. His identity has been established as Kiumars Zarghami who was sentenced to qisas for murder. An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Kiumars Zarghami was …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO – Four men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Khorramabad Central Prison (Parsilon). According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, four men were executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on March 6. Their identities have been established as 31-year-old Ayat Aliari,36-year-old Sohrab Sourilaki and a man only identified as Mr Akram. The identity of the fourth man …

Al-Monitor – The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian would pay a visit to Turkey in solidarity after the twin earthquakes. Amir-Abdollahian, who will travel to Turkey on Wednesday, is expected to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Ankara and then travel to Adiyaman, one of the provinces hardest hit by the Feb. 6 …

Al-Monitor – Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Tuesday to work together more on aviation matters, Iranian state media reported.  Iranian Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Jafar Yazarloo said they signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority. They specifically aim to increase the number of flights between Iran and the UAE and boost the number …

Al-Arabia – Authorities in Iran have arrested several people over a recent wave of suspected poison attacks targeting mainly female students in schools across Iran, the country’s deputy interior minister said on Tuesday. “Some people have been arrested in five provinces and the relevant agencies are conducting a full investigation and as soon as clear results are obtained, (the public) …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement UN Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan Richard Bennett stated that : ” “Ethnic and religious monorities, notably the Hazara, Shia, Sikh and Sufi remain vulnerable to systematic and widespeard discrimination. More must be done to protect targeted communities”. "Ethnic and religious monorities, notably the Hazara, Shia, Sikh and Sufi remain vulnerable to systematic and widespeard …

RFL/RE – Iran’s concessions to UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi during his visit to Tehran depend largely on future negotiations, Grossi conceded, walking back some earlier comments. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran said they had agreed to make progress on various issues, including a long-stalled IAEA inquiry into uranium particles found at three undeclared sites in …