Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Ruhollah Azizi who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Arak Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Arak Central Prison on 1 August. His identity has been established as 35-year-old Ruhollah Azizi from Miladjerd. He was sentence to death for drug-related charges by …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian Judiciary published a video clip announcing the closure of Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) Prison in Karaj and the transfer of its inmates to other prisons. Since Monday night, July 31, 2023, at least 300 inmates, including many political prisoners, have been transferred to other prisons without prior notice. On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, detainees of the nationwide …

Al-Monitor — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi invited UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to visit his country on Wednesday. The invite came a day after Iran conducted a naval drill on Abu Musa Island, one of three islands disputed with the Emirates. UAE Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Almarar received the formal invitation from Raisi on behalf of Sheikh Mohamed at …

Iranwire – Fatemeh Mousavi, a children’s rights activist and mother of two, was arrested on June 25 at her home in Shahreri, near Tehran.  After 23 days of detention, the judicial system of the Islamic Republic imposed a heavy bail of 3 billion tomans ($60,000) on her.  It took two weeks of round-the-clock efforts by her husband to gather the …

Iranwire – The Iranian government is intensifying measures to suppress opponents of mandatory headscarf rules, as the one-year anniversary of Masha Amini’s death in police custody draws near. Judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi has recently announced that over 2,200 hijab-related cases have been filed over the past four months, with 825 convictions. And on August 1, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said …

Iranwire – Agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization (IRGC-IO) re-arrested Ali Asghar Hasani-Rad, a political activist who was released from prison earlier this year after being granted “amnesty.”  The motives behind Hasani-Rad’s re-arrest remain unclear, and there is no information regarding his whereabouts, according to the activist HRANA news agency. HRANA said that security forces raided the …

Iranwire – An online petition calling for the release of a Frenchman detained in Iran since September last year has collected more than 100,000 signatures in two weeks. “We are launching this appeal from the heart in order to come to the aid of Louis Arnaud, our friend, our brother, our son,” reads the petition launched by his support committee on July …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mehdi Baboli-Bahmaei, a man sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz. At least 61 people including four women, 11 Baluch and five Afghan nationals were executed in July. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz on 1 August. His identity has been established …

CHRI – Politically motivated executions are increasing dramatically in Iran, with at least 17 mostly young men hung in blatantly unlawful prosecutions over the last 10 months. The Islamic Republic has executed individuals for political reasons since its inception—including for the peaceful expression of dissent, participation in peaceful protest, and membership in opposition groups—but its open use as a tactic …

Al-Monitor – A heat wave continued to hit the Middle East on Wednesday, leading to electricity issues in Egypt and Jordan, closures in Iran and continued challenges in drought-hit Iraq.  The following is a breakdown of the scorching conditions in countries throughout the region. Egypt The temperature in Cairo reached a high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on Wednesday, according …