Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Six men including a child offender named Aref Rasouli who is said to have been 17 at the time of his alleged offence, have been transferred to the pre-execution solitary cells of Shiraz Central Prison. They are scheduled to be executed in the coming days. Iran Human Rights calls on the international community and all …

iranintl -Political groups in Iran have been proposing candidates for the June 28 presidential election in a bid to encourage relatively moderate politicians to come forward and change the monolithic political landscape. As candidate registration began on Thursday, the main question remained whether Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other hardliners will signal to reformists and other factions to come forward …

iranintl – Iran’s supreme leader has praised the pro-Palestine students, branding them part of Iran’s ‘resistance front’ against the US and Israel. “Dear university students in the United States of America, you are standing on the right side of history. You have now formed a branch of the Resistance Front and have begun an honorable struggle in the face of your government’s …

iranintl – The United States will boycott a United Nations tribute on Thursday to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed earlier this month in a helicopter crash, a US official told Reuters. The 193-member UN General Assembly traditionally meets to pay tribute to any world leader who was a sitting head of state at the time of their death. The …

iranintl – The United States is fully coordinating with its European allies to contain Iran’s nuclear program, a US official told Iran International on Wednesday. This comes two days after Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration was pressing Britain, France and Germany to back off plans to rebuke Iran for nuclear advances. The US official told Iran International that Washington has …

iranintl – As snap UK elections have been called for July, a group of over 550 politicians from across the political spectrum are making a last minute bid to proscribe Iran’s IRGC. It comes just days after yet another Iran-backed attack on protesters in London, standing against commemorations for the late president, Ebrahim Raisi, known as the ‘Butcher of Tehran’. The …

Iranwire – The Iranian parliament’s public session to review the credentials of new representatives turned tense due to controversy surrounding several candidates. According to Iranian news agencies, a key source of tension arose during the review of Gholamreza Tajgardoun’s credentials.  Tajgardoun, who represented the Gachsaran and Bashet constituencies, was disqualified from the previous parliament due to financial allegations.  🎥 صبح …

Iranwire – Iranian border guards opened fire on a vehicle in Baluchistan province, killing four Pakistani citizens and wounding two, Pakistani officials reported. The reason behind the shooting that took place near Mashkel village on Wednesday remains unclear.  Local government administrator Sahibzada Asfand said authorities are investigating the incident, according to a report by AP.  Local police say the bodies …

Iranwire – Reza Khazaie, an inmate at Ghezelhesar Prison, faced physical assault by prison guards and subsequent solitary confinement as punitive measures on Thursday. This incident followed the recent publication of a video by a group of inmates, including Khazaie, shedding light on the prison’s oppressive conditions. A video recorded by the prisoners themselves shows a gathering in Ward 1, where they …

Iranwire – Ali Maghsadjoo, a political prisoner currently serving an 18-month sentence in Tehran’s Evin prison, is being denied necessary medical care despite suffering from significant health problems, human rights sources reported.  A source close to his family told HRANA, the Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency, that Maghsadjoo requires treatment for back and knee issues that necessitate specialist attention …