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Month: October 2023

Iran Arrests Human Rights Lawyer at Funeral for Teen Who Died in Metro Incident

VOA - Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent lawyer and human rights defender as she attended the funeral of a…

Executions Increase in October 2023

Iran-HRM - Executions in Iran have become increasingly rampant under Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian regime’s President, as the government fears…

Prominent Lawyer and Activists Beaten, Detained at Funeral of Teenager Armita Geravand

CHRI – Following the beating and arrest of peaceful activists detained at the funeral yesterday of Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old…

Iran says US forces in Mideast are attacked due to ‘wrong American policies’

Al-Arabia - Iran said Monday attacks on US forces in Iraq and elsewhere in the region were a result of…

Gap Between Wages And High Inflation Widen In Iran

iranintl - Iran’s government has proposed a 20 percent pay raise for civil servants next calendar year (starting March 21),…

Israel Strikes Iran-Linked Targets In Syria And Lebanon

iranintl - Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on targets in Syria and Lebanon Sunday evening, affiliated with the Lebanese Hezbollah…

Mother of Killed Iranian Protester Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

Iranwire - Mahsa Yazdani, the mother of a young man killed in Iran during last year’s nationwide protests, has been…

“Under the Sky:” The New Podcast on Iran’s LGBTQ Community

iranwire - IranWire has launched a new series of podcasts, Under the Sky, about members of the LGBTQ community in Iran.…

Arrests Made during Funeral of Iranian Teen Who Died after Hijab Assault

Iranwire - Armita Garavand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl who was fatally assaulted at a Tehran metro station nearly a month…

Iranian Rapper Salehi Prepares Complaint over Torture in Custody

Iranwire - Toomaj Salehi, a popular Iranian rapper who is serving a long-term prison term for supporting protests that rocked…