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Iranwire – A group of young people in Dezful, Khuzestan are being prosecuted for taking part in a music video. The Sol-la music group, which includes children, released a video several days ago in which they played and sang songs together at the historic Saniei Residence, a local history museum in Dezful. This minor artistic activity was apparently not to …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The Taliban, by trying to introduce themselves as “moderate,” also appear to be playing “good cop, bad cop” regarding Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K), presumably to get international support and recognition. The West should be skeptical. As long as the Taliban and other terror groups, whether Shi’ite or Sunni, have not changed ideologically, they will remain a significant …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A year has passed since protester and wrestler, Navid Afkari was executed after being denied due process, tortured to make false confessions, and subjected to a grossly unfair trial. Iran Human Rights considered his execution to be unlawful and a criminal act, and called for action beyond just condemnations by the international community. A year on, Iran Human Rights reiterates …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Political prisoners in Evin Prison staged a protest against security measures and called for ban on security institutions’ involvement in political cases. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a number of political prisoners in Ward 8 of Evin Prison staged a protest against security measures on September 10. Speaking to IHR, an informed …

iranprimer – Under President Ebrahim Raisi, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is poised to exert greater control over Iran’s national security agenda and economy. Several of his ministers and advisors were members of the IRGC or have connections to it. Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Salami, commander of the IRGC Founded in 1979, the IRGC is tasked with protecting the …