Thursday , 28 March 2024

Social and Political

Labor Strike Hits Iran’s Kurdistan After Executions

Iranwire – A wave of defiance spread across Iran’s western Kurdish cities on January 30, as residents launched a labor strike to protest the execution of four Kurdish political prisoners earlier this week.  Answering calls from human rights organizations and a Kurdish political party, shop owners kept their doors closed in cities that are usually bustling with activity. Images circulating …

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Iranian Authorities Refuse to Hand Over Bodies of Four Executed Prisoners

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have informed the families of four Kurdish political prisoners executed this week that they would bury the bodies themselves “in an undisclosed location.” “The oppressive regime of the Islamic Republic has obstructed the handover of our loved ones’ bodies, notifying the families that they intend to bury them in an undisclosed location,” Joanna Taimasi, the wife …

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One Iranian, Two Canadians Charged With Conspiracy in Murder-for-Hire Plot in US

VOA – One Iranian and two Canadian nationals were charged Monday with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot in the U.S. According to court documents, from December 2020 through March 2021, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, and Adam Richard Pearson, 29, conspired with each other in a plot to murder …

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Culpable Ignorance and the Devil’s Spreadsheet

gatestoneinstitute.org – Sir William Shawcross’s much delayed and now recent report on “Prevent” – the British Government anti-radicalisation programme – which has documented the failure of efforts at integration and the degree of risk residing within Muslim extremism has secured this disturbing knowledge its place on the public record. In a climate of Israelophobia, where moral compasses go haywire, Hamas …

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Urgent Appeal: Civil Society Groups Implore UN Official to Postpone Iran Visit

CHRI – A coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), today implored UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif to postpone her trip to Iran, scheduled for February 3. In a joint letter signed by 25 international organizations that was released today, the groups emphasized the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for …

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Reports Say An IRGC Base In Syria Attacked, Deaths And Injuries

iranintl – Media reports indicate an attack on the headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the “Sayyidah Zainab” area in southern Damascus. Iranian and Syrian sources claim the attack was launched by Israel, but there is no official acknowledgement about who was behind the missile strike. Syrian state media, blaming Israel, said that “a number of Iranian …

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Recurring Tale: Morning Call to Prayer and the Gallows

Iranwire – “Tehran doesn’t laugh at anyone, but death. It doesn’t enjoy anything, except death.” This is an excerpt of the poem “Taran” by Shirko Bekas, dedicated to Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who died while in police custody in September 2022, triggering months of nationwide protests against the Islamic Republic. The poem gained popularity on social media.  The execution …

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“Curse You, Khamenei!” Iranians Angered by Execution of Four Kurds

Iranwire – The execution of four Iranian Kurdish prisoners accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has prompted widespread condemnations, both within and outside of Iran. Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloum, Wafa Azarbar and Pejman Fatehi were hanged on January 29, a day after being granted a final meeting with their relatives. Available documents and published reports …

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