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RFL/RE – The parents of jailed Iranian activist Behnam Mousivand have held a demonstration in front of the Rajaei-Shahr prison to protest against the lack of attention being given to their son’s health following hunger strikes. Behnam Mousivand’s sister said in a tweet on September 8 that on the orders of the prison authorities, the police tried to arrest her parents, but they faced …

Iran-HRM – The families of death row prisoners held the third day of their protest gathering on Thursday, September 8, 2022, outside the Judiciary in Tehran. With the slogan “Don’t execute,” they demanded the Iranian Judiciary stop the execution of their loved ones. The families of death row prisoners, including their old mothers, wives, and children, protested the widespread executions …

Iranwire – On Friday night, the first feature-length documentary to focus on the Flight 752 disaster will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Veteran filmmaker Babak Payami’s 752 is Not a Number relives the horror visited on scores of families in five countries after a passenger plane carrying 176 people was shot out of the skies over Tehran by the IRGC on January …

Iranwire – Women have gathered in front of the main courthouse in Marivan, Kurdistan province, to protest over harassment and poor public safety in the city. The protest on Thursday saw participants holding up placards stating “We Want Security” and highlighting a recent recorded increase in violence against women. Local media in Marivan and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network report …

RFL/RE – Thousands of Iranians attended a funeral procession in Tehran for prominent poet Houshang Ebtehaj, whose life and work spans many of Iran’s political, cultural, and literary upheavals. Born in 1928, Ebtehaj, considered by many as the last living old-school Iranian poet, died on August 10 in Germany. According to his daughter Yalda Ebtahaj, the cause of death was kidney failure. …

Iranwire – Outspoken politicial activist Faezeh Hashemi has called on Iran’s reformists not to remain silent in the face of a litany of injustices in Iran, as, she said, they had been in the past. In a video clip shared with IranWire, Hashemi, the daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, tells the camera: “Since the last election we have …

RFL/RE – A woman assaulted a cleric in the holy Shi’ite city of Qom, home to seminaries and senior ayatollahs, knocking off his turban and stepping on it after he apparently warned her about her hijab.The video of the incident went viral last year, with many praising the woman, while there was almost no sympathy for the cleric, who some …

CHRI – On May 9, 2022, Anisha Asadollahi and her husband, Keyvan Mohtadi were arrested by security forces in Tehran for serving as translators for two French nationals who were arrested a few days later.Teachers in Iran had been waging large protests throughout the country demanding better pay and the release of their imprisoned colleagues for years, yet Iranian authorities accused the two French …

Iranwire – On May 27, while the bodies of young people from Khuzestan were being pulled from the wreckage of the Metropol complex in Abadan, thousands of children and adolescents were brought to Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to take part in a massive pro-regime rally. Those present were invited to sing along to the new pop song/anthem Hello Commander, also known as Hail …

Iranwire – Iranian celebrities have been implored to stop taking selfies and recording videos at the scene of a fatal building collapse in the city of Abadan. In fewer than 24 hours several celebrities have made the journey to Khuzestan to film themselves in front of the wreckage of the Metropol complex, a vast planned commercial hub where the unfinished …