Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mousa Afkhami, a man sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Sari Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Sari Central Prison on 20 August. His identity has been established as 48-year-old Mousa Afkhami who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder. Informed sources told Iran Human Rights …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media have reported the execution of Shouresh Morovati, a Kurdish man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder in the course of an armed robbery, in Sanandaj Central Prison. According to the Judiciary’s Mizan news agency, a man was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on 22 August. His identity has been reported as Gholamreza (Shouresh) Morovati who …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a new advanced combat drone on Tuesday, the latest from a generation of such unmanned aircraft it has allegedly been shipping to Russia in the course of the ongoing war on Ukraine.  Dubbed Mohajer 10, the drone was unveiled by hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi at a ceremony in Tehran as the country marked its National Defense …

iranintl.com – Amid reports of US movements by US forces in Syria and Iraq, the American military as well as Iraqi officials have refuted reports of a military build-up. Asharq Al-Awsat cited Major General Yahya Rasool, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of Iraq’s Armed Forces, who stated on Sunday that there are no US military movements, despite footage of US military …

iranintl – A conservative Iranian politician has alleged that those advocating “political purification,” aim to unseat Parliament (Majles) Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.” The term “purification” was coined by former Majles Speaker Ali Larijani to characterize ultraconservative allies of President Ebrahim Raisi, who wish to dominate the government by pushing out all other politicians and officials. Mansoor Haqiqatpoor told Entekhab website on …

Iranwire – In an expression of dissatisfaction, the business community of Rask city in Sistan and Baluchistan province went on strike on August 22, protesting the arrest of Molavi Fathi Mohammad Naqshbandi, the esteemed Sunni Imam of the city. Naqshbandi was apprehended by security forces of the Islamic Republic on August 20.  He is accused of “dissemination of false information …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have arrested Shermin Habibi, the wife of a Kurdish demonstrator who was killed during the Islamic Republic’s forces’ crackdown on protesters last year, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported Tuesday.  Habibi was detained on August 22 in the northwestern city of Saqqez.  Security forces also raided on Monday the home of the mother of Fereydoun Mahmoudi — …

Iranwire – Saleh Nikbakht, a prominent lawyer who represents the family of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in custody last year, is to face trial on charges of “propaganda activity” against the Islamic Republic.  The trial is scheduled for August 29 at Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, according to Kurdistan Human Rights Network.  The charges against Nikbakht …

Iranwire – Security forces of the Islamic Republic in the city of Semnan violently arrested two members of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Monday, IranWire reports.  The first arrest took place at the home of Anisa Fanaian Iqani. Agents entered the home without a warrant and for three hours searched the premises, seizing Baha’i books and photographs, mobile phones, …

Iran-HRM – Detainees, labeled as “scoundrels and thugs,” are being subjected to torture in public without going through proper legal proceedings. Yesterday, on Monday, August 21, 2023, a video was released showing a group of handcuffed and shackled detainees, wearing black blindfolds, being paraded in Shahr-e Rey by state security forces while being humiliated, and expressing remorse. These detainees, labeled …