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Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR strongly condemned the meeting between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of several European countries with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the anti-feminist ruling government in Tehran especially the meeting of Mrs. Hadja Lahbib, Belgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Ann Linde, Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the anti-feminist …

Iranwire – Recent protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini have made the Iranian regime’s methods of suppressing citizens a subject of interest. These structures have taken shape over many years, and grown in terms of both the equipment and forces at its disposal, even at times when the Iranian government has had to make cuts elsewhere. In …

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR while condemning the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini also stated that : ” This is yet another example of the unforgivable discriminatory approach of the Iranian ruling system towards its citizens. It is also a clear and undeniable example of the regime’s policy of indoctrination and discrimination against ethnic and gender related issues.” IOPHR …

Mahsa Amini, a young 22-year-old Kurdish woman, traveled from her hometown Saqaz in Kurdistan province northwestern Iran with her family to Tehran to visit relatives. Little did she know that it was to be her last trip and that she would die in the custody of the morality police. Last Tuesday afternoon she was forced into a van by the …

CHRI – A recent trip by a UN special rapporteur to Iran could have been a historic moment—had she responded to an open letter by human rights activists to meet. Instead, Alena Douhan, the UN’s special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures, ignored the appeal and carried out her trip—applauded by the government in Iran—as planned. Three months later, at least …

CHRI – In 1980, on International Women’s Day, 22-year-old university student Mansoureh Shojaee joined one of Iran’s largest street protests against the compulsory hijab. This was one year after the revolution, when Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had deemed the Islamic covering mandatory for all women in public, and when all Iranians were still coming to terms with their drastically changed lives …

Shabtabnews – In a letter to President Biden the members of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable, expressed concern about the dictatorial rule of Iran, and its suppression of religious freedom and the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities. The letter also stated ” we are especially concerned about the planned visit of President Ebrahim Raisi to the United States for …

Iranwire – On Friday night, the first feature-length documentary to focus on the Flight 752 disaster will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Veteran filmmaker Babak Payami’s 752 is Not a Number relives the horror visited on scores of families in five countries after a passenger plane carrying 176 people was shot out of the skies over Tehran by the IRGC on January …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCRIF commissioner expressed concern in regards to well-being of Kasra Nouri, a Sufi prisoner who has been imprisoned in Iran for being a Sufi for number of years. USCIRF Commissioner @imammagid: "USCIRF is also concerned for Kasra Nouri's well-being in light of his transfer Saturday to the Ministry of Intelligence Office in Shiraz for …

Darya Dugina, daughter of famous self-proclaimed political philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, was killed in a car explosion earlier this month. The car she was driving belonged to her father which has lead to speculations that her father was the intended target. Since her death there have been many theories on the motives behind her murder. Russia’s federal security service (FSB) was …