Iranwire – Farzad Rezaei, a 41-year-old resident of the central Iranian city of Arak, was arrested by intelligence officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 14 and was taken to an undisclosed location. Rezaei’s family has been searching for him for the past two weeks. Security authorities have provided no clear answers regarding the reason for his …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have arrested two brothers and the daughter of prominent political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri, who was hospitalized this week for a serious heart condition. Hossein and Mohammad Hossein Sepehri were arrested on September 27, the same day their sister was transferred from Vakil Abad prison to Qaim Hospital in the northeastern city of Mashhad, their brother Ali …

Iranwire – “There are so many of them that I grapple with deciding which one to tell you about. I find myself quite perplexed.” These are the words of a Baluch civil activist who, with a heavy heart, helped IranWire compile this report on the circumstances surrounding the death of some of the innocent victims of Zahedan’s Bloody Friday. September …

Iranwire – Prominent Iranian political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri urgently needs to undergo an open valve surgery, her brother said, after she reportedly suffered a heart attack while in prison.  Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, who is a political activist, recorded a video message in front of Qaim Hospital in the northeastern city of Mashhad, where he said his sister was transferred on …

VOA – Iranian naval forces repeatedly aimed a laser at an American military helicopter during a routine flight in international airspace over the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said Thursday. The helicopter — an AH-1Z Viper — is attached to a unit deployed on the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship, which was sent to the region as part of American …

gatestoneinstitute – Even though Iran is a party to the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, the Islamist regime has long violated it, as it has other commitments, by taking foreign hostages as pawns to extract economic concessions and achieve geopolitical and financial gains. We can now expect the Iranian regime to arrest or abduct more Americans anywhere it …

Iran Human Rights – Ali Najafi was executed for murder charges in Khorramabad Central Prison. Arrested at 17, he was probably a juvenile offender. IHRNGO is working to verify his age. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a probable juvenile offender was executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on 27 September. His identity has been established as 24-year-old Ali …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media have reported the execution of two unidentified men for murder in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. According to Javan Online, two men were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on 27 September. Only named as Ali and Bahram by state media, they were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court. Ali …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohammad Vali Jabari was executed for drug-related charges in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Isfahan Central Prison (Dastgerd) on 23 September. His identity has been established as 35-year-old Mohammad Vali Jabari who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. Informed …

Al-Monitor – A fire broke out at an Iranian defense site near Tehran on Thursday, constituting the latest in a series of mysterious incidents in the country amid tensions with the United States and Israel. The fire occurred north of the capital, Tehran, at a car battery factory owned by Iran’s Defense Ministry. There were no injuries, The Associated Press reported, …