Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas canisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …

Al-Monitor — Tehran and Caracas signed 19 cooperation agreements during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Venezuela to start a five-day tour that will take him to Nicaragua and Cuba as well.   At a press conference in Caracas late Monday, Raisi sat next to his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, and announced that the two sides had set a goal to push up their …

Al-Monitor – Foreign states and groups, primarily Iran, have been conducting for the past few years cyber campaigns designed to destabilize Israel and its institutions, with another such offensive exposed on Saturday. The latest campaign involved thousands of fake posts on Instagram revealing personal details of Israeli police officers and was disguised as an attack staged by Israel’s anti-government protesters. One …

Iranintl – Iranian forces bombarded several Kurish regions on Monday, terrorizing residents of nearby villages. France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said the heights of Kosalan mountain near the city of Sarvabad in Kordestan province were shelled while IRGC forces were deployed to the region in the latest attacks against Iran’s Kurdish population. Villagers told the rights group that the …

RFL/RE – Eight Iranian teachers have been put on trial at the Islamic Revolutionary Court in the southern city of Shiraz for participating in union protests, part of a plan, the Iranian Teachers’ Union’s Coordination Council says, aimed at pressuring on educators unhappy with working conditions. Ramin Safarnia, a judiciary lawyer, identified the eight protesting teachers on trial as Iraj Rahnama, Mojgan …

Iranwire – Independent businesses in the Kurdish town of Saqqez initiated a coordinated shutdown on Tuesday, in response to modifications in the Aichi cemetery targeting the tomb of Mahsa Amini. Videos recorded on June 13 show a significant number of closed shops in Amini’s hometown. Reports of attempts to desecrate, destroy and remove Mahsa Amini’s tomb, as well as the …

Iranwire – Retired employees of Iran’s telecom company took to the streets on Tuesday, in various cities across Iran, continuing protests that had been started the day before.  The retirees are demanding long-overdue implementation of employment regulations approved in 2010, along with the payment of benefits, wage arrears, and the restoration of supplementary insurance and medical coverage. These demands have …

Iranwire – A young worker in the Iranian city of Nishapur, a 26-year old mother of two, recently lost her life while operating a plastic injection machine at a workshop in the city. The incident had shed new light on persistently dangerous working conditions within the country. The worker, whose identity remains undisclosed, passed away after the accident last week. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Heidar Cheshati and an unidentified man were executed for drug-related charges in Torbat Jam Prison. According to Hal Vash, two men were executed in Torbat Jam Prison on 11 June. One of the men has been identified as 34-year-old Heidar Cheshati. Both men were sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Courts and …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Massoud Sasani and Saeed Nasiri were executed for drug-related charges in the same case in Karaj Penitentiary. At least three other drug death row prisoners are awaiting the gallows. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Karaj Penitentiary on 10 June. Their identities have been established as Massoud Sasani …