RFL/RE – The families of 13 Iranian political and civil activists detained in East Azerbaijan Province have accused Iranian authorities of failing to grant access to lawyers for their relatives while charges remain unclear. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, Ayoub Shiri, brother of detained activist Davoud Shiri, said that since his brother’s arrest outside his Tabriz home on September 22, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – After spending 14 years on death row, Kurdish-Sunni political prisoner, Ayoub Karimi was executed with six other men in a group hanging in Ghezelhesar Prison this morning. Iran Human Rights urges the international community to do everything in its power to stop the execution machine in Iran. Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “The execution of Ayoub …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – A man named Shahram Mohammadbeigi has been executed for murder charges in Ilam Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Ilam Central Prison on 28 November. His identity has been established as Shahram Mohammadbeigi, a 38-year-old man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Informed sources told Iran Human Rights: …

iranintl – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, civil society groups emphasized that serious violations in Iran is deeply ingrained and systematic. The Women’s Revolution, a coalition of rights activists advocating for social and economic equality, modernism, and the separation of religion and state, highlighted the roots of women’s rights violations in the laws and …

iranintl – Prices for essential food items continued to grow in Iran last month, with red meat registering an 82-percent jump compared to the same month one year ago. The galloping inflation report published by the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI), a government outfit, comes after warnings last week that a $14 billion government outlay for importing food and medicine …

Iranwire – Yavar Veisi, a 27-year-old Kurdish porter, or kolbar, embarked on a perilous journey from the Iranian city of Paveh, in western Kermanshah province, to the Nosud border crossing with Iraq on the evening of November 26.  His return was marred by tragedy. The young man was found dead and carried back by fellow kolbars who had witnessed his …

Iranwire – Popular Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was released from prison earlier this month after spending more than a year behind bars, says integrators tortured him for a long period of time and broke one of his arms and legs. In a video released on November 27, Salehi says that he neither admitted guilt nor cooperated with the security …

Iranwire – Zeinab, a single mother of three, is among women in Tehran who dedicate eight hours a day to safeguarding “chastity of society.” Ismail, a resident of northern Tehran, spends his evenings patrolling the streets of northern Tehran to record the license plate numbers of vehicles in which women are not wearing the mandatory hijab. These individuals are referred …

VOA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will not be making a previously announced visit to Ankara on Tuesday, the Turkish presidency told AFP, without providing a reason. The visit had been announced earlier this month by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said the two leaders would focus on forging a joint response to the Israel-Hamas war. “Iranian President Ebrahim …

VOA – Iran has finalized arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets and helicopters, Iran’s deputy defense minister told Iran’s Tasnim news agency Tuesday, as Tehran and Moscow forge closer military relations. Iran’s air force has only a few dozen strike aircraft, including Russian jets as well as aging U.S. models acquired before the 1979 Islamic …