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Iranwire – Shadmaan Ahmadi, a 33-year-old Kurdish protester, was arrested on October 9 when Iranian authorities raided his house in the town of Dehgolan, western Kurdistan Province. Four hours later, the family was told Ahmadi had died after inflicting harm to himself while in detention. But a source close to the Ahmadis told IranWire that the body bore clear signs …

Iranwire – On December 27, 1981, six Iranian Baha’is, seven men and one woman, who had been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, were executed. They were charged with being members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran. The eight had been tried behind closed doors and without access to any lawyer, even a public defender, …

Iranwire- Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, was arrested on November 19 and executed 23 days later.  He was hanged from a crane in the northeastern city of Mashhad on the morning of December 12 after being convicted of waging war against God, a charge that carries a death sentence. Media outlets close to the government say that Rahnavard stabbed and killed two members …

Iranwire – An unknown number of Iranian protesters were violently arrested or killed in Karaj on November 3, after security forces attacked a crowd who had gathered to mark the 40th day since 20-year-old Hadis Najafi died in the northern city after being struck by gunfire. Forces affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained Darya Nazmdeh, 27, on the spot. …

Iranwire – At the entrance of Tehran’s Englebal metro station, several people are screaming; one is moaning in pain, another is cursing in loud voice and a third is shouting, “Don’t hit her, bastard, don’t hit her, let her go”. People trapped inside the station start yelling, “Let her go, let her go”. A tear gas canister falls among the …

Iranwire – Arash Sadeghi has been arbitrary arrested and imprisoned on multiple occasions over the past 23 years for his activities in defense of human rights in Iran. The Iranian authorities arrested him again on October 20 for unknown reasons and incarcerated him in Tehran’s Evin Prison, amid a nationwide wave of popular protests calling for more freedoms and women’s …

VOA – Human rights groups report Iranians gathered Friday to mourn a man reportedly shot and killed by security forces after honking his car’s horn in celebration, following the Iran national team’s loss and elimination from the 2022 World Cup tournament. The Oslo-based advocacy group Human Rights in Iran posted video on its Twitter account showing hundreds of mourners gathered …

Iranwire – Faizeh Abdipour, an Iranian university student and human rights activist who was detained last week for her involvement in the ongoing protest movement, has been transferred to the central prison in the northern city of Gorgan, IranWire reports. Abdipour, who is also a member of the Gonabadi Dervish religious community, is facing charges of “spreading propaganda” against the …

Al-Monitor — Iranian security forces have arrested popular singer and social activist Toomaj Salehi in the western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. The dissident rapper, who is commonly known by his first name, was reportedly taken along with a group of friends from the village of Gerd Bisheh to an unknown location. Toomaj had used his popular media platforms to speak against Iranian …

VOA – Six weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran, demonstrators turned out over the weekend in cities around the world calling for freedoms in Iran. Svitlana Prystynska reports from the demonstration in Los Angeles. Videographer: Krystyna Zahrebelna.