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Iran-HRM – A revolutionary court in Iran has sentenced a Baha’i woman to eight years in prison on the charge of forming a group to empower women. According to the verdict issued by Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Afshari, Atsa Ahmadai Rafsanjani has been sentenced to four years for ““formation of a group …

Iran-HRM – Health fears for jailed activist Saba Kord Afshari on hunger strike Jailed women’s rights activist, Saba Kord Afshari went on hunger strike since May 8, to protest the regime’s increasing pressure on the families of political prisoners, including her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, who is also in prison. She demands that her mother be released from Evin Prison. The …

VOA – The two main contenders to become Iranian president, hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani, registered on Saturday to run in next month’s election.The June 18 election to determine a successor to President Hassan Rouhani is seen as a test for the country’s clerical rulers.Raisi is a 60-year-old mid-ranking cleric in Iran’s Shi’ite Muslim …

Iran Human Rights – In the last week, reports have been circulating on social media about the murder of a gay young man called Ali Fazeli Monfared (known as Alireza). And while there are no credible reports on the details, motives of perpetrators of the murder, it has opened debate about the lack of adequate protective laws and lack of …

newsweek.com – The Biden administration is considering easing sanctions on the Iranian regime before reaching a nuclear agreement, a move that would only jeopardize the national security interests of the U.S and its Middle East allies. The Iranian people also consider such a move to be dangerous. The Biden administration must maintain and even increase sanctions related to Iran’s support …