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Iran-HRM – Iraq Alizadeh was tied to the bed despite dire health; his cuffs were not removed until several hours after his death Prisoner dies in a hospital in Urmia after his eye was removed Iraj Alizadeh died in a hospital in Urmia, the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, on October 27 following several days of coma after undergoing an …

CHRI – Mehdi Darini, a political prisoner in Tehran’s Evin Prison, set himself on fire on October 27, 2021, after his lawful requests for parole were repeatedly rejected, independent journalist Keyvan Samimi reported. The event stirred public memory of a young woman, Sahar Khodayari, who set herself on fire in Tehran in September 2019 because she thought she would have to serve …

Al-Monitor – As world leaders convened in the Scottish city of Glasgow to discuss challenges and solutions on climate change, an Iranian rights group attempted to draw their attention to the hardships endured by environmentalists under the Islamic Republic establishment. In a public letter to the summit participants, the group detailed how Iranian environmentalists are being “killed, detained and tortured” by the …

RFL/RE – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has tested positive for COVID-19, the Foreign Ministry has announced. “His general condition is good and he continues working from quarantine,” ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told state media late on November 1, adding that the foreign minister’s schedule will be subjected to changes. Earlier on November 1, the Foreign Ministry reported that Amir-Abdollahian …

RFL/RE – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is expressing concern over reports that an Iranian Internet bill seen as part of a campaign to create a closed national web is moving ahead in parliament. “Instead of further controlling what journalists and citizens can do online, Iranian lawmakers should be finding ways to promote the free flow of information,” CPJ …