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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Vahid Rahmani and Mostafa Rasoulzadeh, two men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Shiraz Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on August 14. Their identities have been established as 29-year-old Vahid Rahmani and 37-year-old Mostafa Rasoulzadeh who were sentenced to …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s state news outlet reported that Tehran’s response to the European Union’s proposal on restoring the nuclear deal carried “practical ideas and initiatives” and that Tehran was now awaiting a response by the end of Wednesday.   The report said the Iranian response was the “conclusion” of the talks that were held over 16 months, mostly in the Austrian …

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 …

RFL/RE – An order by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to enforce the country’s hijab and chastity law has resulted in a new list of restrictions on how women can dress.The IRIB news agency, which is affiliated with Iranian state television, quoted Mohammad Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani as saying at the National Conference of Hijab and Chastity on August 14 that under the new …

Iranwire — People in the Iranian city of Shahrekord in Charmahal and Bakhtiari province have gathered in front of the governor’s office to protest after nine days with no piped water. Videos posted online on Tuesday showed furious residents chanting slogans against the local and national governments, and shouting: “Only the street will give us our dues.” Large numbers of …