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As the world is observing British-Iranian Vahid Beheshti’s hunger strike in front of UK’s Foreign Office reaching day 27 to ask the British government to proscribe the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) people should be aware of the seriousness of his actions. As a form of protesting injustice and performing a non-violent resistance, hunger strikes have been used throughout history …

Amnesty – Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, said Amnesty International today. Marking six months of the unprecedented popular uprising in Iran, sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 138 people have been executed in 2023 (two and a half months) in Iran. 88 of those were executed for drug-related charges. In the last fortnight alone (1-15 March), at least 29 people (an average of two a day) were executed in Iranian prisons. Iran Human Rights warns of the high number of …

Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas cannisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …

Iranwire – It has been almost six months since Iran’s nationwide protests began, triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of the country’s morality policy. IranWire has in that time identified more than 50 protesters who have suffered serious injuries to their eyes – and in many cases, blinded – because of the violent tactics …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran and China are on the move again. Last Friday, to the apparent surprise of the Biden Administration, China asserted its influence in the Middle East by entering the vacuum created by US President Joe Biden, and brokering a deal between Iran and its threatened neighbor, Saudi Arabia, which Biden had vowed to make a “pariah,” and “end …

justthenews – China shocked the world this week with the surprise announcement that it had brokered a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume normal diplomatic relations, dealing a significant blow to U.S. interests in the region. The arrangement marked the latest is a string of ever-bolder moves by Beijing to further its aim of global hegemony at the …

Iranwire – Over many months of protests, Iranian demonstrators have been assaulted, arrested, and, in some cases, have lost their lives. Violent crowd control methods have been reported since protests began in September 2022, including the firing of metal pellets, an indiscriminate and brutal practice that does not just injure; it maims. When individuals are shot in the head with …

Shabtabnews – In a statement the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) condemned the use of chemical poisons by Basij groups against young female students . The statement stated that : “Reliable news outlets have reported the death of at least one young female student, as a result of poisoning caused by the Basiji groups affiliated with the Islamic …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Well, [Iraq] may not be a better place, but is certainly less bad than it was 20 years ago. Neighboring Iran is facing a bigger outflow of refugees, especially highly educated people, than Iraq. In 2021, Iraq was no longer among the countries regarded as “vulnerable” in terms of food shortages and famine. In terms of political and …