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Al-Arabia – After the US foiled a 2021 plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kidnap dissident journalist Masih Alinejad from Brooklyn, New York, the regime has continued undeterred in its efforts to kill the US citizen of Iranian origin on American soil. On January 27, the US Department of Justice unsealed murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against three …

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. The report concluded that such actions by the security forces could constitute a “crime against humanity,” as defined by Article 7 of the …

gatestoneinstitute.org – What does an autocrat do when his support base is shaken by popular protests? The standard answer is: he tries to reassure supporters by increasing their privileges, thus giving them a bigger stake in the preservation of the status quo. Transfer of public assets to chosen supporters has a routine pattern. The supporter, usually a senior IRGC officer …

Iranwire – President Ebrahim Raisi, a longtime establishment figure in the Islamic Republic who has been Iran’s president since August 2021, was before his election a senior judiciary official for more than 40 years. His role as a prosector in political executions is well-documented – but what is less widely-reported is that members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority were also executed under Raisi …

Foxnews – In the IRF Summit USCIRF staff gave an overview of the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List and highlighted specific victims in #Iran, #Burma, #SaudiArabia, #NorthKorea, #China, and #Malaysia. At @IRFSummit, USCIRF staff gave an overview of the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List and highlighted specific victims in #Iran, #Burma, #SaudiArabia, #NorthKorea, #China, …

Iranwire – In a January 10 interview on Iranian state TV, Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy head of the judiciary for international affairs and secretary of the judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, claimed, “The policy of the Islamic Republic is to enable women’s social and political participation.” To back his claim, he cited the following statistics: The literacy rate among Iranian women stands …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The visit to Pyongyang was Khamenei’s the Road to Damascus moment. The lesson he learned was simple: Let others idolize you and, if things turn badly, blame those who idolize you. And, if you are in a position of weakness, just appear as a nobody or play village idiot until the tide turns in your favor. [W]hen Khamenei …

Iranwire – On the evening of November 21, 2022, inmates gathered in Hall 1 in the women’s ward of Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison to attend a hybrid theater/puppetry play that was written, directed and performed by prisoners jailed for their activities in support of civil and human rights. Sixteen inmates contributed to this one-time performance, which paid homage to Iranian …

CHRI – Since anti-state protests broke out across Iran in September 2022, following the killing in state custody of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, hundreds of peaceful protesters have been killed by state security forces and thousands arrested. Two young men have also been executed, and at least 15 have been sentenced to death while at least 43 are facing charges that could carry …

Shabtabnews – In an open letter to Mr. Josep Borrell , the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) , while expressing grave concerns about the disturbing cases of rape and sexual assault by the prison officials of the IRI against children arrested by the regime, requested that “the European Commission appoint a special and independent commission in order to …