Germany scrambles to stop Iran from executing dual citizen
Al-Monitor — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has condemned the decision by Iran’s top court to uphold the death sentence of German-Iranian dual…
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USCIRF welcomes this week’s @USTreasury sanctions and @StateDept visa restrictions on Iranian officials
Shabtabnews - In a twitter statement USCIRF welcomed this week’s @USTreasury sanctions and @StateDept visa restrictions on Iranian officials complicit…
Iranian Authorities Announce Charges against Journalists Hamedi, Mohammadi
Iranwire - The Iranian judiciary has announced charges against two women journalists who have been incarcerated for seven months for…
Death Sentence of Iranian-German Sharmahd Upheld
Iranwire - Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd on charges of "corruption on…
One Killed, Six Injured in Incidents Involving Police in Baluchistan
Iranwire - A police car ran over four Iranians traveling on two motorcycles in the south-eastern city of Fanuj on…
Blinding as a Weapon (36): Back to “Routine Life” after Losing an Eye
Iranwire - As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas…
Iran protests: Secret committee ‘punished celebrities over dissent’
BBC - Iran formed a secret committee last year to punish celebrities who backed the current anti-government protests, leaked documents…
Two Iranian Actresses Face Legal Case for Flouting Hijab Rules
Iranwire - Iranian police say they have filed a legal case against two female actors, Katayoun Riahi and Panthea Bahram,…
HRW: Iranian Children Inflicted “Horrific” Abuses in Protest Crackdown
Iranwire - Over the past seven months, Iranian security forces have “killed, tortured, sexually assaulted and disappeared children” as part…
Whereabouts of Arrested Iranian Journalist Samimi Unknown
Iranwire - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately release Keyvan Samimi, a…