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Iranwire – Asylum law in Afghanistan was never ratified by the Afghan parliament before the Taliban’s takeover in mid-August. The only recourse asylum seekers currently inside the country have is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. But the collapse of the state architecture into the hands of the Taliban and the flight of international forces and NGOs has left …

Iranwire – Iranians have been comparing deaths from Covid-19 in their country to the falling of leaves in autumn. Mourning families stand in line for hours to see their loved ones buried, while desperate Iranians all over the country stand in queues of another kind waiting for vaccines at clinics that are woefully out of stock. Amid a devastating fifth …

Iran-HRM – The interrogators and torturers of the Intelligence Department of Ahvaz have been torturing and harassing political prisoner Mehran Qareh Baghi in recent weeks. The interrogators are seeking information about Mr. Qareh Baghi’s friends despite the fact that he has been in Behbahan Prison since 2019. They have also brandished threats against Mehran Qareh Baghi telling him, “We will …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner named Shahbaz Jadidi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was secretly executed in Yasuj Prison on July 18. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed on murder charges in Yasuj Prison on July 18. His identity has been established as 39-year-old Shahbaz Jadidi. Speaking to IHR, an informed …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s parliament will vote Aug. 25 to approve or disqualify President Ebrahim Raisi’s proposed ministers. With a parliament dominated by conservatives and a conservative president, most ministers will likely acquire the vote of approval — intrafactional fighting permitting, of course. One of the most important positions to be filled will be that of foreign minister. Since 1981, Iran has …