Social and Political

Iranwire – Taraneh Alidoosti, Mustafa Al-Ahmad, Bahareh Hedayat, Narges Mohammadi, Arash Sadeghi, Forugh Taghipour, Zohreh Sarv, and Nasrin Javadi are among the many prisoners afflicted with unknown or incurable diseases, a number that continues to rise with each passing day. Despite this alarming trend, relevant institutions, including the prison organization and the judiciary, turn a blind eye and attempt to …

iranintl – Actress Taraneh Alidoosti and filmmaker Mostafa Al-Ahmad have been diagnosed with diseases after serving time in Iranian prisons for voicing dissent, the latest in a series of mystery illnesses contracted by political prisoners. Taraneh Alidoosti – best known for the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman” – was arrested as part of the Woman Life Freedom movement sparked by the death in …

Iranwire – As protests erupted against the death sentence given to rapper Toomaj Salehi, the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office targeted journalists reporting on the public outcry. On April 25, Milad Alavi, a journalist for Shargh newspaper, was summoned for publishing a video of citizens’ reactions to Salehi’s sentence.  This action coincided with the widespread demonstrations against the young artist’s sentencing. The …

Iranwire – Narges Mohammadi, the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has condemned the death sentence of protest rapper Toomaj Salehi. “Toomaj’s death sentence signifies the death of our vibrant movement. Let us rally for the survival of the movement that defines our existence,” she said in a message from Evin prison. Mohammadi’s statement, posted on her official Instagram page, adds: “The resilient, …

Iranwire – Local sources in Sistan and Baluchistan province reported on April 25 that six Iranian border guards were arrested by Taliban forces. The incident occurred after the guards crossed into Afghan territory, according to the Haalvsh news agency. The Taliban seized the guards’ military vehicle and weapons following their “illegal” entry into Afghanistan, the report says. The captured personnel …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Some of the signs say “pro-Palestine”, “ceasefire now” and “end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza”. But these benign statements hide a far more malignant agenda, the end of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, the end of America as the world’s leading power and the end of democracy and the free market economy. Even if there …

VOA – The United States on Thursday issued further sanctions on Iran, targeting Iranian drones, including their use by Russia in the war in Ukraine, as Washington seeks to ratchet up pressure on Tehran. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said the action, taken in coordination with the United Kingdom and Canada, targets over one dozen entities, individuals and …

iranintl – As much of the global media scrambled to decode where Iranians stand on the escalating tension between Tehran and Jerusalem – Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi appeared to be everywhere. In what can only be described as a kind of media tour, Pahlavi embarked on at least 13 interviews in the span of just 11 days. From left-wing …

.iranintl – Two weeks into the latest round of violent crackdowns on Iranian women refusing to wear the hijab, certain so-called reformist and moderate politicians and commentators are cautioning the state about its harsh approach. At the same time, some female journalists assert that the crackdown is part of the regime’s ongoing strategy to stifle dissent, by reinforcing the ideological …

Iranwire – The death sentence handed down to protest rapper Toomaj Salehi has sparked a wave of grief and determination among his fans and fellow citizens, who view him as a powerful voice for their cause. Amir Raisian, his lawyer, said the verdict is riddled with “obvious legal contradictions” and “strangeness.” The Revolutionary Court of Isfahan, which issued this verdict, …