iranintl – Following the death of Mohammad Mir-Mousavi, an Iranian citizen who died from beatings while in police custody in the northern city of Lahijan, authorities dismissed the city’s police chief. Yet, many Iranians protest that the removal serves as little more than a smokescreen for a system that continues to unleash violence upon its citizens with impunity. A newly …

iranintl – A Bloomberg investigation has revealed how the son of Iran’s former national security chief has become a significant figure in global oil markets, even in the face of US sanctions. Hossein Shamkhani’s father, Ali Shamkhani, served as the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) for almost a decade until last year, but he remains an advisor to Supreme …

iranintl – Behind the manicured veneers of Iran’s capital, Tehran, the hidden toil of the unseen workforce remains invisible, the country’s Afghan children. The workers, some as young as 13, are being exploited by municipal contractors who prioritize cost-cutting over human dignity, said a report by Khabaronline website. In neighborhoods across Tehran, the presence of Afghan children laboring in municipal …

RFL/RE – Iran’s police force has fired the police commander in the city of Lahijan shortly after the death in custody of Mohammad Mirmusavi. In announcement issued late on August 30, the national police command said the Lahijan commander was dismissed for “lack of sufficient supervision over the performance and behavior of employees.” Earlier, rights activists published a video of Mirmusavi’s lifeless …

VOA – Iran’s crackdown on nurses who have staged unprecedented peaceful protests over poor working conditions in the past month has prompted new concern from the United States and a global federation of nurses’ associations. In one of two statements sent exclusively to VOA on Thursday, a State Department official said the Biden administration is “closely monitoring protests by nurses …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran’s runaway strides in its nuclear program have taken place largely under the watch of the Biden-Harris administration.Will this administration allow the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to acquire nuclear weapons? It many have been what the Obama administration wished — so long as it was “not on my watch” — but it was a terrible idea …

Iranwire – Afshin Baymani, a political prisoner incarcerated in Qezelhesar prison, was rushed to a hospital outside the prison on Thursday night due to symptoms of a heart attack. on Thursday night due to symptoms of a heart attack. However, he was returned to prison without receiving adequate medical treatment, raising serious concerns about his health. According to IranWire sources, …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have sentenced a Sunni Muslim cleric to over a year in prison. Saber Khodamoradi, the Friday prayer leader of Qavah city in western Kurdistan, has been sentenced to 15 months by the Special Clerical Court of Hamedan. The sentence, communicated to Khodamoradi via a phone call, adds to previous punishments imposed on him. In May 2023, Khodamoradi had already …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s authorities have carried out the executions of two prisoners amid a significant rise in death penalties. The death sentence of Meysam Hossein-Khani, a 22-year-old resident of Kuhdasht, was carried out in Khorramabad Central Prison (Parsilon Prison) on Wednesday.  He had been sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary on charges of alleged “premeditated murder.”  He …

iranintl – Nearly a month has passed since Iran vowed to “punish” Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Haniyeh was killed on July 31 during a visit to the Iranian capital, where he had traveled to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. His death, followed by Iran’s pledge to avenge him, sparked a wave …