Blinding as a Weapon: A New Trend in Protest Suppression?
Iranwire - As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas…
Month: May 2023
#OurStoryIsOne Campaign Unites Baha’i Executions and Gender Equality in Iran
iranwire - June 18, 1983, marks a haunting chapter of intolerance and injustice in Iran’s history. Ten Baha'i women, whose…
Iranian Woman Protester Attempts Suicide in Prison
Iranwire - A woman protester who is serving a long-term prison sentence in Karaj, near Tehran, has attempted to take…
Iran threatens ‘pressure’ on Taliban amid deepening water row
Al-Monitor — Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Islamic Republic will resort to pressure if necessary against the ruling Taliban…
UK debates designating IRGC as a terrorist group
nationworldnews - According to recent reports, the British government is in a dilemma whether to ban the Iranian Revolutionary Guards…
The Radio Farda Briefing: Iran Intensifies Pressure On Independent Lawyers
RFL/RE - Dozens of independent Iranian lawyers were imprisoned during the monthslong antiestablishment protests that erupted last September. Most had…
Iranian Artists’ Group Calls For Cultural Figures To Reject Edicts Of Guidance Ministry
RFL/RE - A group of Iranian artists has called on the country's cultural figures to reject the legitimacy of the Islamic republic's…
Students Group Says Hundreds Summoned Over Hijab Issues On Tehran Campus
RFL/RE - Hundreds of Iranian students are said to be facing disciplinary committees and possible suspensions at Al-Zahra University in Tehran over…
Iranian Labor Activists Beaten, Arrested in Shocking Raid on Grieving Family’s Home
Iranwire - Iranian security forces have brutally arrested seven labor activists in the western city of Sanandaj, and took them…
Jail Time Reduced for Baha’i but False Charges Remain
Iranwire - Iran's judiciary has reduced the prison sentence of Payam Vali, a Baha'i citizen incarcerated in Ghezelhasar prison, IranWire…