Social and Political

Iranwire – The National Olympic Committee of Iran has selected Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, the captain of the Iranian national basketball team, to be the flag bearer for the Iranian team at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. According to a Mehr News Agency report on Monday, June 21, four male athletes made the final shortlist to lead the Olympic team: Basketball captain Samad Nikkhah …

Iranwire – In the course of the 2021 election season, Iranians once again observed the emergence of Vahid Haghanian, executive deputy of the Supreme Leader’s office, from the fringes to center stage. Previously known only for accompanying Ali Khamenei to events and conveying messages, Haghanian has recently made headlines with his glowing commentary on the outcome of the vote. The letter’s publication sparked debate about …

Iran-HRM -Workers at the Tehran Oil Refinery say that following their strike to protest the low level of their earnings, the refinery officials distributed a settlement form among 700 workers to expell them from their jobs. Oil workers in different cities have joined a nationwide strike in the oil and petrochemical industries in protest to low wages and difficult working …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Hossein Shahbazi, a juvenile offender who was arrested at 17 and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder during a group fight, is due to be executed in the coming days. In addition to the death penalty being an inhuman punishment and the prohibition of executing juvenile offenders under international human rights law, Hossein’s sentence was …

CHRI – In the latest report on Iran by the UN Secretary-General, the world’s top diplomat stated that the rights situation in Iran “remains of serious concern” and that “impediments to the rule of law and weak justice and accountability mechanisms result in impunity, perpetuate existing [human rights] violations and increase the risk of future violations.” The UN chief continued: “The …

Al-Monitor- 1. Hot take on Iran: Bennett calls for ‘world powers to wake up’ on Raisi, Iran Talks will go on … Incoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will continue talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal. As we wrote here last week, the economic payday from a revived JCPOA would be a huge boost economically and politically. The JCPOA was wildly popular in Iran. If …

Al-Monitor – Iran appears to have failed to launch a rocket meant to carry a satellite into orbit, according to satellite imagery and a report citing US officials. Imagery collected by Planet Labs and Maxar show what appeared to be launch preparations June 6 at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in north-central Iran. The images also appear to show that a …

Shabtabnews – The Iran National Liberation Front (INLF) under the subject of Peace for Middle East wrote an open letter to US President about Iranian Presidential Elections. The letter states : ” While the world’s attention is focused on formulating a deal with Iran to limit the Islamic regime’s activities in pursuing their development of nuclear weapons, the political suppression …

Al-Arabia – Iran executed at least 95 people, including six women, so far this year, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday. Last year, Iran executed at least 267 people, including nine women, she added. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Speaking at a session of the Human …

RFL/RE – The United States has seized more than three dozen Iranian state-linked news website domains it accused of spreading disinformation. U.S. authorities have seized 33 websites used by the Iranian Islamic Radio and Television Union (IRTVU) and three websites operated by the Iran-backed Kataib Hizballah militia, the Justice Department said in a statement on June 22. Tehran called the move “not constructive” for …