iranintl – An Iranian lawmaker says the execution of four Kurdish prisoners, who were hanged in Iran on Monday is a lesson to anyone who wants to overthrow the regime. “These executions are a lesson for anyone who wants to stand against the will of the Iranian nation because the Iranian nation will punish them for their deeds,” Mehdi Sa’adati, …

iranintl – The Biden administration on Monday grappled with the idea of retaliation against Iran and its proxies without escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Unconfirmed reports suggested that President Biden would authorize military action in the Middle East early Tuesday local time. But no US strikes were recorded, further angering those in Washington who have been calling …

iranintl – Critics argue that barring certain candidates from the Assembly of Experts elections, is an attempt to safeguard leadership plans in the event of Ali Khamenei’s death. The Guardian Council, with powers to vet candidates, announced the results for the upcoming elections on March 1. The Assembly of Experts is the constitutionally designated body to select the future Supreme …

Iranwire – A wave of defiance spread across Iran’s western Kurdish cities on January 30, as residents launched a labor strike to protest the execution of four Kurdish political prisoners earlier this week.  Answering calls from human rights organizations and a Kurdish political party, shop owners kept their doors closed in cities that are usually bustling with activity. Images circulating …

RFL/RE – An elementary school principal beat an 11-year-old Iranian girl for allegedly not adhering to the country’s hijab law because her head scarf slipped off while she was helping during gym class, according to local media. “My daughter was collecting the sports gear in class when her head scarf unintentionally slipped off,” the Tehran-based Etemad newspaper quoted the victim’s mother as …

Iranwire – The Court of Appeals in Khorasan Razavi province has confirmed the sentences of two members of the Baha’i religious minority to three years and eight months in prison apiece. Farideh Moradi and Golnoush Nasiri each received three-year prison terms for their alleged membership in a social action group with the alleged intention to undermine the country’s security. Both …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have informed the families of four Kurdish political prisoners executed this week that they would bury the bodies themselves “in an undisclosed location.” “The oppressive regime of the Islamic Republic has obstructed the handover of our loved ones’ bodies, notifying the families that they intend to bury them in an undisclosed location,” Joanna Taimasi, the wife …

VOA – One Iranian and two Canadian nationals were charged Monday with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot in the U.S. According to court documents, from December 2020 through March 2021, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, and Adam Richard Pearson, 29, conspired with each other in a plot to murder …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Sir William Shawcross’s much delayed and now recent report on “Prevent” – the British Government anti-radicalisation programme – which has documented the failure of efforts at integration and the degree of risk residing within Muslim extremism has secured this disturbing knowledge its place on the public record. In a climate of Israelophobia, where moral compasses go haywire, Hamas …

CHRI – In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political prisoners facing death sentences in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison lays bare the harsh reality of their unjust trials, lack of legal representation, and the imminent threat of execution. Published in the original Persian by Radio Zamaneh on January 28, 2024, and translated into english below by the Center …