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Iranwire – A Revolutionary Court in the northern Iranian city of Rasht has sentenced ten teachers to two years in prison each, along with fines, for protest participation. The teachers are all members of the Iran Teachers’ Trade Association. They were convicted for “disturbing public order by participating in and organizing protest gatherings and resisting police officers.” The court verdict …

Iranwire – Saman Yasin, a well-known Iranian rapper imprisoned since the 2022 anti-government uprising, has once again been transferred to a psychiatric hospital in less than a year. This is the second time he has been sent to a psychiatric hospital. His family was informed about the transfer through a phone call, as reported by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network. …

Iranwire – Sweden’s Supreme Court has refused to review the life imprisonment sentence for Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judicial official. “The Supreme Court has now decided not to grant leave to appeal. This means that the judgment of the Court of Appeal stands,” a Swedish court said on March 6. Nouri was convicted of participating in the mass executions of …

Iranwire – During Iran’s 2019 anti-government protests, Mohammad Hossein Erfan, 28, lost an eye and a half to a security forces’ pellets. He returned to the streets during the 2022 demonstrations, where he was beaten, but ultimately succumbed to his older wounds. “How much are your eyes worth? In my country, anything exquisite carries the price of a life,” he …

Iranwire – An Iranian women’s rights and social activist is facing imminent deportation from Sweden back to Iran, amid concerns for her safety. The Swedish Migration Agency is moving forward with Asma Baluch’s deportation, according to a report from the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on March 5. Baluch, 34, has played a significant role in documenting various crimes committed …