Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s judiciary has executed three more prisoners, including a woman.  Rokna news agency reported on April 25 the three executions in Karaj for murder convictions. Details of the first two cases, involving a middle-aged man who allegedly killed his wife and another man who fatally stabbed someone in a street fight, were limited.  Their identities remain …

Iranwire – As protests erupted against the death sentence given to rapper Toomaj Salehi, the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office targeted journalists reporting on the public outcry. On April 25, Milad Alavi, a journalist for Shargh newspaper, was summoned for publishing a video of citizens’ reactions to Salehi’s sentence.  This action coincided with the widespread demonstrations against the young artist’s sentencing. The …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have sentenced a disabled man to four years in prison for “supporting” Israel online.  The Criminal Court of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province charged Omid Izadi Sadeghabadi for “spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic through media activities and supporting Israel” and “publishing false information to disturb public opinion.” Izadi Sadegh-Abadi, 35, lives in the Saman district of …

Iranwire – The police commander of the Islamic Republic revealed that 32 agencies are responsible for implementing the mandatory hijab rules.  “There are for the issue of hijab and chastity; unfortunately, some of them do not fulfill their missions and even in this field they have also become demanding,” police chief Ahmadreza Radan said Friday.  “The enemy is trying to …

Iranwire – Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has condemned the death sentence of protest rapper Toomaj Salehi. “Toomaj’s death sentence signifies the death of our vibrant movement. Let us rally for the survival of the movement that defines our existence,” she said in a message from Evin prison. Mohammadi’s statement, posted on her official Instagram page, adds: “The resilient, …

Iranwire – Local sources in Sistan and Baluchistan province reported on April 25 that six Iranian border guards were arrested by Taliban forces. The incident occurred after the guards crossed into Afghan territory, according to the Haalvsh news agency. The Taliban seized the guards’ military vehicle and weapons following their “illegal” entry into Afghanistan, the report says. The captured personnel …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Some of the signs say “pro-Palestine”, “ceasefire now” and “end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza”. But these benign statements hide a far more malignant agenda, the end of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, the end of America as the world’s leading power and the end of democracy and the free market economy. Even if there …

VOA – The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said the action, taken in coordination with the United Kingdom and Canada, targets over one dozen entities, individuals and …

Iran Human Rights – Ali Khoshavaz, a man on death row for drug-related charges, and Shahram Sharghi and Alireza Aghayi, who were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man named Ali Khoshavaz was executed in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj on 21 April. He was sentenced to death by …

iranintl – As much of the global media scrambled to decode where Iranians stand on the escalating tension between Tehran and Jerusalem – Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi appeared to be everywhere. In what can only be described as a kind of media tour, Pahlavi embarked on at least 13 interviews in the span of just 11 days. From left-wing …