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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »‘We Shall Respond,’ Biden Vows, As He Blames Iranian-Backed Groups For Deaths Of 3 U.S. Soldiers In Jordan
RFL/RE – U.S. President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the killing of three U.S. service members in a drone attack on American forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, which he blamed on Iran-backed militant groups. Biden said the attack took place late on January 27. He did not specify the number of those injured in …
Read More »Pakistan, Iran Agree To Work Together To Improve Security After Tit-For-Tat Air Strikes
RFL/RE – Pakistan and Iran on January 29 agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly air strikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. The development came after Iran’s top diplomat, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, held talks in Islamabad with …
Read More »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 …
Read More »“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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