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Jailed Iranian Protest Rapper Salehi Faces 10 Charges

Iranwire – Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, a prominent voice in Iran’s 2022 uprising, now faces a total of 10 charges, his lawyer says. In a January 21 a post on the social media platform X, lawyer Amir Raisian said that the Supreme Court had rejected five of the eight charges previously filed against Salehi. However, a court in Isfahan maintained …

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Iranian Musician Tataloo Admits to “Sexual” Online Content Charges

Iranwire – Controversial Iranian singer Amirhossein Maqsoodlou, better known as Amir Tataloo, has admitted to engaging in “anti-cultural and obscene” activities online, according to semi-official media. Authorities in Türkiye apprehended the tattoo-covered artist on December 2 following a complaint filed by the Iranian authorities, and handed him over to the Islamic Republic’s police on December 6, media outlets reported at …

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Kurdish Kolbar Killed by Border Forces in Western Iran

Iranwire – Iranian border forces have shot and killed another Kurdish transborder porter, or kolbar, in the western province of Kermanshah bordering Iraq. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Sadegh Mirzaei, 40, was fatally shot by members of the Nosoud Border Regiment on the evening of January 20. The report said that two other kolbars, who were not identified, …

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Iranian Soldier Kills 5 Comrades Where IS Attack Killed Dozens

VOA – An Iranian soldier opened fire on fellow soldiers Sunday, killing five of them in the southeastern city of Kerman, where 94 people were killed in a bombing attack earlier this month, Iranian state TV reported. State TV said the shooting happened when the soldier arrived at a barracks dormitory and opened fire on the resting soldiers. It said …

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Analysts: Assassination Plot Shows Extremes Iran Employs to Target Critics

VOA – A thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate two journalists working for a Persian TV network in London has renewed focus on the ways hostile governments try to target critics outside their jurisdiction. Details of the plot, uncovered by the British news outlet ITV News late last year, included a plan to kill the journalists Sima Sabet and Fardad Farahzad. …

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