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Iranwire – Health workers are the front line in our defense against the coronavirus pandemic – including hundreds of Iranian Baha’i doctors and nurses. But they are not in Iran; instead, they live in countries around the world, treating their patients, where they are admired and praised by the people and governments of the countries where they live. The one country …

CHRI – The signing of a 25-year pact between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran has generated strong reaction among Iranians, many of whom took to social media to object with some describing it as a “plundering of Iran’s resources.”  Lack of information about the agreement has put the spotlight on Article 153 of Iran’s Constitution, …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder was executed in media silence days before Nowrouz, the Iranian New Year, in Shiraz Central Prison.  According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner executed in Shiraz Central Prison on Sunday, March 14. The prisoner whose identity has been established as Alireza Ghorbani, was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. “Alireza …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – In 2020, Mostafa Salehi and Navid Afkari, arrested in relation to the nationwide protests in Iran, were both executed on charges of murdering security officials; charges that were vehemently denied by them and with no evidence against them. At least eight other protesters are still at risk of execution.  In 2020, Ruhollah Zam, a journalist …

thefederalist – The Iranian regime only responds to strength. Instead of capitulation, the Biden team must show Khamenei what four more years of pressure would look like.No single foreign policy issue will be as politically charged and controversial as President Biden’s moves to re-enter the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. While the Biden administration shows positive signs in …