Iranwire – Germany’s Foreign Ministry protested to the Iranian government after a court ruling implicated the Islamic Republic in a plot to attack a synagogue last year. The ministry wrote on the social platform X on December 19 that it had summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in Berlin to discuss the matter. “It is intolerable that Jewish life was to …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have sentenced a protester to a total of 10 years and three months in prison, IranWire has learnt.  On December 13, Branch 11 of the Zanjan Court of Appeals upheld the sentence issued in the first instance against Mohammad Maleki. Branch 2 of the Zanjan Revolutionary Court previously sentenced Maleki to eight months for “propaganda against …

Iranwire – Security agents detained a Baha’i woman in the streets of Shiraz on December 18, as the authorities intensified their crackdown on members of the religious minority.   The officers took Yekta Fohandej to her home, searched it, and confiscated numerous personal belongings of the woman and her husband, including religious books and photographs. There were no other details available …

Iranwire – An explosion caused by a suspected landmine hit a police car in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, according to local independent media, four days after a deadly attack on a police station in the same province of Sistan and Baluchistan. The December 19 blast in the Galogah area caused casualties, the reports said, without providing further details. …

CHRI – The recent affirmation of the life sentence against former Islamic Republic of Iran official Hamid Nouri by a Swedish appeals court signifies a crucial step towards justice and should serve as a precedent for holding more Iranian officials accountable for their human rights violations through the principle of universal jurisdiction. “This verdict deserves global commendation, serving as a beacon of …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Samira Sabzian, a woman sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Ghezelhesar Prison. Condemning Samira’s execution, IHRNGO urges the international community for a serious reaction to the high rise in executions. Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “Samira was a victim of years of gender apartheid, child marriage, and domestic violence, and today she fell victim to …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – An Afghan national and a Baluch minority were executed for drug-related charges in Ghezelhesar Prison. At least three others are at imminent risk of execution at the prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison on 19 December. Their identities have been established as Abdollah Zamani, an …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Moslem Farahani who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges, has been executed in Zanjan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Zanjan Central Prison on 19 December. His identity has been established as 40-year-old Moslem Farahani from Qazvin. Moslem was arrested for drug-related charges two years …

alarabiya – US defense and military officials have been deliberating over a response to Iran-backed attacks across the Middle East as they await the green light from the Biden administration, according to officials and sources familiar with the matter. US forces in Iraq and Syria have been targeted over 100 times since October 17, which was just 10 days after the deadly …

iranintl – Iran-backed Houthis threatened on Tuesday to ‘sink’ US warships, hours after Washington launched a multinational force to protect vessels transiting the Red Sea. “We have capabilities to sink your fleet, your submarines, your warships,” a top Houthi official said, according to the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency. “The Red Sea will be your graveyard.” The new maritime coalition includes Britain, Canada, …