Iran-HRM – In the early hours of Monday, August 21, 2023, security forces in Iran, using ropes, took the lives of 11 individuals in various prisons across the country. Among these 11 individuals whose right to life was taken away, seven of them were Baluch.Continuing this state-sponsored murder, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the government in …

Al-Monitor – Four Arab Israelis were arrested last month on suspicion of smuggling into the country munitions they received from Hezbollah, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced Thursday.  The four, residents of Kfar Qasim village and the town of Lod, were indicted on Thursday on charges of arms trafficking.  According to the Shin Bet announcement, which included pictures of those arrested, Kafr …

iranintl – A veteran regime politician in Iran, who could potentially challenge the hardliners’ control over the Iranian parliament has grown increasingly vocal in recent days.  Former Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani has been making controversial comments about state affairs, primarily through a couple of interviews with online media sources or in meetings with entrepreneurs in Iran during the past few …

Iranwire – Mashallah Karami is the father of Mohammed Mehdi, a young man executed last year. The walls of his bedroom are still adorned with the karate medals and trophies he won. Before the execution, his father tirelessly advocated for justice, highlighting the numerous inconsistencies surrounding his son’s case and sharing their poignant conversations during phone calls from prison: “Dad, …

Iranwire – Amid a social media campaign aimed at uncovering the whereabouts of Parmida Shahbazi, a woman who boldly told an official’s hijab warning “I’m a woman, don’t intimidate me with anything,” information obtained by IranWire indicates she has been granted release on bail. Sources said that the prevailing public apprehension about the lack of information concerning Parmida’s fate stems …

Iranwire – Shahryar Baratinya, a political activist and former political prisoner who was deported from Türkiye to Iran on August 3, is currently being held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, IranWire reports.  Baratinya’s friends said that he contacted his family from the prison on August 22, after being detained for 20 days.  Prior to that, there had been no …

Iranwire – The governor of the Iranian province of Fars has said that foreigners are now banned from residing near the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz after two deadly attacks on the Shia religious site over the past year.  “As per the recent edict, foreign nationals are now prohibited from residing within 57 hectares around the sacred shrines. …

VOA – Ebrahim Golestan, a renowned Iranian writer and filmmaker, has died at his home in Britain at the age of 101. His daughter Lili, the director of Tehran’s Golestan Gallery, confirmed news of his death this week. On Instagram, she wrote “Father, you have left us. Farewell.”Golestan was born in Shiraz and left Iran before the 1979 Revolution. His …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Kiumars Rezaei, Rahman Ebrahimi and Behrouz Rahmani have been executed for drug-related charges in Qezel Hesar Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on 23 August 2023. Their identities have been established as Kiumars Rezaei, Rahman Ebrahimi and Behrouz Rahmani. They were all …

Al-Monitor – Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Argentina have all been invited to join the BRICS group of major developing countries, as the bloc seen as an alternative to the Western world order grows its influence.  BRICS currently comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which is hosting the group’s summit in Johannesburg this week. The …