Social and Political

iranintl – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, civil society groups emphasized that serious violations in Iran is deeply ingrained and systematic. The Women’s Revolution, a coalition of rights activists advocating for social and economic equality, modernism, and the separation of religion and state, highlighted the roots of women’s rights violations in the laws and …

Iranwire – Yavar Veisi, a 27-year-old Kurdish porter, or kolbar, embarked on a perilous journey from the Iranian city of Paveh, in western Kermanshah province, to the Nosud border crossing with Iraq on the evening of November 26.  His return was marred by tragedy. The young man was found dead and carried back by fellow kolbars who had witnessed his …

Iranwire – Popular Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was released from prison earlier this month after spending more than a year behind bars, says integrators tortured him for a long period of time and broke one of his arms and legs. In a video released on November 27, Salehi says that he neither admitted guilt nor cooperated with the security …

Iranwire – Zeinab, a single mother of three, is among women in Tehran who dedicate eight hours a day to safeguarding “chastity of society.” Ismail, a resident of northern Tehran, spends his evenings patrolling the streets of northern Tehran to record the license plate numbers of vehicles in which women are not wearing the mandatory hijab. These individuals are referred …

VOA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will not be making a previously announced visit to Ankara on Tuesday, the Turkish presidency told AFP, without providing a reason. The visit had been announced earlier this month by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said the two leaders would focus on forging a joint response to the Israel-Hamas war. “Iranian President Ebrahim …

VOA – Iran has finalized arrangements for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jets and helicopters, Iran’s deputy defense minister told Iran’s Tasnim news agency Tuesday, as Tehran and Moscow forge closer military relations. Iran’s air force has only a few dozen strike aircraft, including Russian jets as well as aging U.S. models acquired before the 1979 Islamic …

Iran-HRM – In the early hours of Saturday, November 25, 2023, the death sentence of political prisoner Ali Saber Motlagh was secretly carried out in Lakan Prison of Rasht. Ali Saber Motlagh, son of Hossein, was 62 years old. According to reports from a source close to the families of prisoners in Lakan Prison of Rasht, Ali Saber Motlagh was …

Al-Arabia – Iran warned on Monday that there would be consequences if Israel resumed military operations in Gaza as the truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final day. With the four-day truce set to conclude early Tuesday, Hamas has expressed willingness to extend the pause and release more hostages. During the pause, which began on Friday, dozens of hostages were …

iranintl – A political prisoner has called on Iran’s chief justice to investigate his revelation that dissident rapper Saman Seydi (Yasin) was subjected to mock execution. In an open letter addressed to Chief Justice Gholamreza Mohseni-Ejei Thursday, Ahmadreza Haeri has offered more details about the mock execution of a former fellow inmate Yasin, at Ward 240 of Tehran’s Evin Prison. …

iranintl – Iran’s former President Hassan Rouhani has for the first time discussed possible arrangements to handle the situation after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death. He told a group of Iranian moderates including his aides in the previous government on November 20, “This round of the Assembly of Experts election, which is to be held on March 1…, is more important than …