Social and Political

RFL/RE – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President and Chief Executive Office Jamie Fly is one of more than two dozen people and entities to have been added to Iran’s sanctions list in response to new measures taken by the European Union and the United Kingdom against Tehran. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on February 21 that the sanctions ban those on …

VOA – Germany announced Wednesday it is expelling two Iranian diplomats in response to Iran’s sentencing a German national to death. The move came a day after Iranian authorities announced the sentence for Jamshid Sharmahd, who was convicted of terrorism charges.SEE ALSO:Iran Sentences Detained US-Based Opposition Figure to Death Iran accused Sharmahd, a German Iranian with U.S. residency, of leading …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Three men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Arak Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Arak Central Prison on February 14. One of the men has been identified as Mostafa Majnouni. The identities of the other two men have not been established at the …

RFL/RE – An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square meters of agricultural land, state TV reported on February 21 through its Telegram channel. Rushdie, 75, lost an eye and the use of one hand following the assault by a 24-year-old …

RFL/RE – Iranian authorities say they have arrested a police officer over the killing of a Kurdish youth in a rare move against security forces who have been leading a brutal crackdown against anti-government protesters. The first official reports on February 18 said Mokhtar Fathi was killed by direct fire from police in the city of Saghez, the hometown of Mahsa Amini, …

Iranwire – A court in Iran has sentenced to death an Iranian-German national who has spent more than 1,000 days in solitary confinement. Jamshid Sharmahd, who also has U.S. residency, was convicted of the charge of “corruption on Earth by planning and directing terrorist acts,” the public relations department of the judiciary of Tehran province said on February 21. It …

Iranwire – Hundreds of Iranians have taken to the streets of Brussels to voice support for nationwide protests in Iran and urge the European Union to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The February 20 demonstration comes as EU foreign ministers are set to discuss new sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown …

CHRI — A joint letter by 39 women’s and Iranian human rights organizations calls on EU countries to summon their ambassadors in unison on International Women’s Day, March 8, and demand the Islamic Republic: Stop detaining and committing violence against women who are calling for basic rights and freedoms in Iran.End the physical and sexual violence against women detainees and protesters.Cease all executions of …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) –  Parviz Foroutani, a man sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Neishabur Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Neishabur Prison on February 15. His identity has been established as Parviz Foroutani who was sentenced to qisas for murder. An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Parviz Foroutani was arrested …

Al-Arabia – Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government is working towards a peace deal with Saudi Arabia and stopping Iran’s aggression, adding that the two are “intertwined” goals, reported Israeli media on Sunday. Netanyahu said that achieving an accord with Saudi Arabia would be a diplomatic “quantum leap”, adding that he expected that “establishing warm relations with …