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Al-Arabia – France on Thursday condemned a video aired on Iranian state television showing “confessions” by two French nationals to fomenting unrest and formally described the detainees as hostages. “Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been arbitrarily detained in Iran since May 2022, and as such are state hostages,” the ministry said in an unusually harshly-worded statement. “The staging of their supposed …

gatestoneinstitute.org – US President Joe Biden and his administration have, it appears, decided to sacrifice not only the brave people of Iran now risking their lives in a bid for decent governance, but also the Arabs. This betrayal of longtime allies is taking place, it seems, to appease Russia, ever eager to keep the price of oil at a premium, …

RFL/RE – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Tehran of employing excessive repressive measures, including lethal force, against participants in weeks-long nationwide anti-government protests sparked by the death last month of a young woman arrested by Iran’s morality police. Mahsa Amini died on September 16, three days after being detained by morality police because of “improperly” wearing the hijab, a …

Iranwire – Amid nationwide mass protests across Iran, human rights activists have raised concerns that the country’s judiciary system may secretly execute two female LGBTQ+ activists, who have been on death row since early September. Activists have warned that with the international focus on the ongoing protests, sparked by the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the two executions …

Iranwire – Angry protests have continued across Iran for an eighteenth day and have again been met by lethal force resulting in the death of many protestors and bystanders, including children. A source in Zahedan told IranWire that the Shirabad district has become a battlefield where repressive forces are present with full combat equipment. Human rights groups say at least …