CHRI – A coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), today implored UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif to postpone her trip to Iran, scheduled for February 3. In a joint letter signed by 25 international organizations that was released today, the groups emphasized the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for …
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Reports Say An IRGC Base In Syria Attacked, Deaths And Injuries
iranintl – Media reports indicate an attack on the headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the “Sayyidah Zainab” area in southern Damascus. Iranian and Syrian sources claim the attack was launched by Israel, but there is no official acknowledgement about who was behind the missile strike. Syrian state media, blaming Israel, said that “a number of Iranian …
Read More »‘We Shall Respond,’ Biden Vows, As He Blames Iranian-Backed Groups For Deaths Of 3 U.S. Soldiers In Jordan
RFL/RE – U.S. President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the killing of three U.S. service members in a drone attack on American forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, which he blamed on Iran-backed militant groups. Biden said the attack took place late on January 27. He did not specify the number of those injured in …
Read More »Pakistan, Iran Agree To Work Together To Improve Security After Tit-For-Tat Air Strikes
RFL/RE – Pakistan and Iran on January 29 agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly air strikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. The development came after Iran’s top diplomat, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, held talks in Islamabad with …
Read More »Recurring Tale: Morning Call to Prayer and the Gallows
Iranwire – “Tehran doesn’t laugh at anyone, but death. It doesn’t enjoy anything, except death.” This is an excerpt of the poem “Taran” by Shirko Bekas, dedicated to Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who died while in police custody in September 2022, triggering months of nationwide protests against the Islamic Republic. The poem gained popularity on social media. The execution …
Read More »“Curse You, Khamenei!” Iranians Angered by Execution of Four Kurds
Iranwire – The execution of four Iranian Kurdish prisoners accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has prompted widespread condemnations, both within and outside of Iran. Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloum, Wafa Azarbar and Pejman Fatehi were hanged on January 29, a day after being granted a final meeting with their relatives. Available documents and published reports …
Read More »Tehran Denies Role in Jordan Attack That Killed US Soldiers
Iranwire – The Islamic Republic of Iran denied any involvement in a January 28 attack that killed three US service members and wounded scores of others in Jordan, after President Joe Biden blamed Tehran-backed groups for the unmanned aerial drone strike. The overnight attack in northeast Jordan follows months of strikes by such groups against American forces across the Middle …
Read More »Iran Hangs 4 Kurds on Israel Spying Conviction
VOA – Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair. The four men were executed at dawn after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel on a plan to sabotage an Iranian …
Read More »Iran Wraps Trial of Swedish EU Diplomat, Awaiting Defense
VOA – The trial of a Swedish EU diplomat wrapped up in Tehran on Sunday, with Iranian prosecutors seeking the maximum penalty for the man accused of spying for Iran’s arch-foe, Israel. The prosecutor said that 33-year-old Johan Floderus — who works for the European Union diplomatic service — was charged with “very extensive intelligence cooperation with the Zionist occupation …
Read More »Iran’s IRGC says seized ‘foreign vessel’ carrying smuggled diesel in Gulf
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces seized a “foreign vessel” carrying two million liters of smuggled diesel in the Gulf on Sunday. Citing an IRGC commander, the Tasnim news agency reported that the vessel displayed the flag of an Oceania country, without specifying the country. The vessel was seized 60 miles off the coast of …
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