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Shabtabnews – In a twitter statment Hamid Gharagozloo Iran Working Group Chair, @HGharagozloo1, shared his insight on Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee’s arrest. Iran Working Group Chair, @HGharagozloo1, insight on Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee's arrest:@IrfRoundtable @USCIRF pic.twitter.com/PVJBHIw1ws— IRF Secretariat (@IrfSecretariat) March 24, 2022

Iranwire – In a news conference on March 15, Gholamali Mohammadi, head of Iran’s Prisons Organizations, claimed that Iranian prisons “are fit to be presented to the world”. The Iranian prison system, he said, qualifies because of “its treatment of prisoners, its respect for prisoners’ rights and dignity, prison conditions, cultural and educational programs, job training for inmates, sanitary conditions in the …

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is appalled by the incalculable suffering already caused by Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and warns that religious communities across Ukraine will likely be targeted with violence and oppression under any Russian influence. “We are horrified by Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, the senseless loss of life, and the lack …

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR stated: “Terrified by the emergence of a democratic and federal system committed to the fundamental principles of human rights near its western borders, Tehran’s religious leaders by their recent attack are trying to destabilize Iraq. All in the hope that by attacking a system of democratization that has a potential to be a successful …

Shabtabnews – Iran National Liberation Front (INLF) in an open letter to President Biden and EU warned about the fact the “Middle East is endangered by presence and infiltration of Russian and Chinese governments’ agents in Iran under disguise of commercial activities, while establishing strong military presence in the region. “ The letter pointed to the appetite of Russian and …

Shabtabnews – In a Twitter statement USCIRF Commissioner expressed concerns on reports that Mr. Abdi and other Gonabadi Sufis imprisoned in Iran is being denied medical leave or hospital transfers. USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "We are concerned by reports that Mr. Abdi and other Gonabadi Sufis imprisoned in Iran on the basis of their religious identity are contracting COVID-19 and being …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The most striking illustration of this so far is the debunking of Putin’s brazen claim that there is not and has never been a Ukrainian nation and that Ukraine is nothing but Russia misspelled. Putin insisted that Ukraine was nothing but a creation of Lenin, ignoring the fact that it was Lenin who signed away Ukraine to the …

Iran-HRM- Despite the deteriorating condition of prisoner of conscience Mostafa Abdi his father says he was prevented from being transferred from prison to a hospital after contracting Covid-19. Mostafa Abdi is a member of Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority and editor of a news outlet focused on the Gonabadi dervish community. Hassan Abdi, father to the jailed dervish activist tweeted …

Iranwire – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered a flood of information issued by those on all sides of the war, by neutral observers, and parties that have a stake in it (or think they do). No longer is war coverage the domain of a trusted few TV and newspaper correspondents. The digital age gives new opportunities to document …

Shabtabnews – In a statement the IOPHR called on the European Union and European governments negotiating with Iran, for the immediate and unconditional release of all dual nationals held hostage in Iran, prior to the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCOPA) agreement. The statement stated : ” the IOPHR, while appreciating the insistence of US government officials …