Iranwire – Iran’s prison organization has neglected the healthcare of at least three imprisoned labor activists and has stopped them from receiving treatment, a union said.  The Free Workers’ Union announced the arrest of a labor activist and a former Iran Khodro automaker company employee on October 24.  The union reported that Reza Aghdasi was arrested and sent to prison …

Iranwire – Turkish authorities have arrested Shilan Mirzaei, a human rights activist and Iranian refugee in Türkiye, and have transported her to a deportation camp, IranWire reports.  During her detention, Mirzaei learned from camp law enforcement officers that the Iranian embassy had formally requested her extradition back to the country. In two audio files obtained by IranWire, Mirzaei, a civil …

Iranwire – A phone call involving Motaleb Ahmadian, a Kurdish political prisoner incarcerated in Evin Prison, was abruptly terminated on Wednesday, October 25, due to his use of the Kurdish language.  Prison authorities have forced Ahmadian to pledge not to speak Kurdish during phone calls in exchange for the reinstatement of telephone access privileges. The incident is the latest in a …

Iranwire – The arrests of suspects in the brutal murder of renowned director Dariush Mehrjui, and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar, has sparked fresh questions into the facts of the violent incident. A film reenacting the crime scene itself has also amplified uncertainties over the precise sequence of events leading to the double murder. Statements made by the Mehrjui family’s lawyer have also intensified the confusion.  …

Iranwire – Three days before the September 16 anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, police officers arrested Armita Pavir, a final-year student at Tabriz Madani University’s microbiology department, on September 13.  The officers had a warrant related to an unresolved financial case in which Pavir was allegedly involved.   However, sources told IranWire that Pavir had been in the custody of the …

Iranwire – Two students from Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran, Zia Nabawi and Hasti Amiri, have had their one-year prison sentences upheld in an appeals court.  The sentences were imposed following their involvement in protests against a series of chemical attacks in schools across Iran.  The initial court proceedings, which led to these sentences, took place at the Islamic Revolutionary …

RFL/RE – Iran’s Guardians Council has returned a chastity and hijab bill to parliament due to “ambiguities” in the legislation, which has drawn criticism both inside the country and abroad. Hadi Tahan Nazif, the council’s spokesman, echoed arguments made by the Expediency Discernment Council that parts of the bill are inconsistent with the “general policies of the legislative system.” The bill, which …

RFL/RE – The U.S.-based rights group United For Iran has rejected allegations by Tehran that it has collaborated with detained Iranian journalists Elahah Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi, calling the accusations “part of the Islamic republic’s long-standing tradition of crafting false narratives.” The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on October 23 released a video titled Khabarchin (The Informant), alleging collaboration between the …

VOA – Recent efforts to de-escalate tensions between the West and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program have been set back by the recent Hamas terror attack on Israel, and Iran could seek to use the atomic program as leverage, according to analysts. Western powers accuse Iran of supporting Hamas as a proxy militant group in the region, although they have …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The hundreds of millions of dollars the Qataris have given Hamas during the past decade have been instrumental in helping the terrorist group to develop the infrastructure that enabled it to carry out its murderous assault on Israel in the first place. Qatar would like the world to believe that it is acting as an honest broker with …