Social and Political

iranintl – Iran’s clerical regime is openly supporting the horror which has seen over 1,000 Israelis wounded and up to 150 dead in less than one day in a huge terror attack.  In a press briefing on Saturday evening, Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Richard Hecht was clear that the blame for the bloody and barbaric barrage in which even women …

RFL/RE – Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi celebrated winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in her Iranian prison cell with fellow detainees, her family said on October 7. “Narges learned she had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday afternoon (October 6) from messages sent from the men’s unit, where they have easier access to telephones on Fridays,” …

Iranwire – Narges Mohammadi, a human rights activist and political prisoner in the notorious Evin Prison, has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. This marks the second time an Iranian woman and champion of human rights have been honored with the prestigious award. The Nobel Committee, guided by the motto “Woman, Life, Freedom,” acknowledged in their statement Mohammadi’s unwavering …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran’s ruling mullahs have been rapidly and defiantly advancing their nuclear weapons program to levels never before seen. Apparently, after a short nap, a make-believe, monumentally unenforceable, nuclear deal with Iran is back in play. “The JCPOA is not off the table….” — Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, iranintl.com, September 3, 2023. “Various media sources have reported that Tehran …

Amnesty – Reacting to the news that unjustly imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:   “Narges Mohammadi receives this prize today from behind bars in Iran where she has been unjustly imprisoned since 2021 solely for her human rights activism. For years, she has worked tirelessly to …

Iranwire – Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the “oppression of women” in her country and for promoting “human rights and freedom for all.” In making the announcement on October 6, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the prize also recognizes “the hundreds of thousands of people who, in the preceding year, have demonstrated …

iranintl – During a March 25, 2020, cabinet meeting, President Hassan Rouhani revealed Tehran’s propaganda efforts to alter public opinion on sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Iran International revealed recently the existence of a network which was promoting Iran’s policies on the global stage. These influence campaigns, which could be ultimately the same, might have reached and influenced US lawmakers and …

iranintl – Iran’s state television has again accused opposition media of spreading false information about a girl falling into a coma after an alleged assault by hijab enforcers. In its Thursday evening news bulletin, IRIB’s News Channel aired footage released on Wednesday showing Armita Geravand entering a Tehran subway station without covering her hair, waiting with friends, and then being …

RFL/RE – An Iranian labor group says teachers and classmates of Armita Garavand, a high-school student reportedly in a coma after being assaulted by morality police for not wearing the mandatory head scarf, are being pressured and threatened by security authorities for commenting on the situation surrounding the 16-year-old. Rights groups and journalists say Garavand and two of her friends …

Iranwire – Molavi Abdulhamid, Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric, used his Friday sermon to urge the country’s authorities to investigate a recent incident that left a 16-year-old girl in a coma, and to bring those responsible to justice. Armita Geravand has been hospitalized since October 1, when she collapsed in a Tehran subway train due to what the authorities called …