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Iranwire – Regular readers of IranWire will by now be well-versed in the calamitous approach of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the threat posed by coronavirus, and of the tragedy that has befallen the Iranian people as a consequence. From the very outset of the pandemic in January 2020, the regime’s official response to coronavirus was clouded by political …

Iranwire – ISNA news agency reports that Aso Javaheri, an international Iranian women’s football referee, has been banned from the sport due to what it called “research in the field of sociology of sports” and “gender studies and political economy in sports”. Alireza Sohrabi, head of the refereeing section of the Soccer Federation, was the one to inform Javaheri about the decision. …

Iranwire – Religious minorities in Iran have been deprived of many of their citizenship rights for many years. The rights to education, employment and government work are among the most obvious, but in addition to codified legal restrictions, there are a number of unwritten rules which create obstacles for them. This is the story of one of the Mandaeans of …

VOA – How relations between the United States and Iran will take shape under the new Biden administration remains to be seen, but one U.S. general says the two foes are entering a “period of opportunity.” Gen. Frank McKenzie, who leads the U.S. Central Command, made the remarks to reporters as he flew to the Middle East. Some analysts had …

Iran-HRM – Iranian prison authorities have banished political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee to the Prison of Amol, in northern Iran. This happened only hours after she had been returned to Qarchak Prison in Varamin, on Sunday, January 24, after 43 days of intense interrogation by the IRGC Intelligence at Ward 2A of Evin Prison. Amol is one of the cities …