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Radiofarda – One year after Iran’s deadliest crackdown on anti-establishment protests, no one has been held responsible for the killing of hundreds of citizens. Officials have instead pressured the families of some of those killed to remain silent and warned them not to hold public memorials for their loved ones. Among them is the family of Ameneh Shahbazi, a 34-year-old …

iranwire.com – Hessamoddin Ashena, an adviser to President Hassan Rouhani, was convicted in court on Sunday, November 22 in connection with two “political” tweets. The politician and former Intelligence Ministry official is one of three defendants in a case being heard by members of Iran’s newly-formed Press and Political Crimes Jury. The case against Ashena related to his Twitter comments …

iranwire.com – On Sunday, November 22, “extensive lockdowns” across many cities and provinces in Iran entered a second day. And yet photographs and videos posted online show that the public has not paid much attention. As with other restrictive measures introduced by the National Coronavirus Taskforce, Iranians have largely ignored the rules. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, who is also the …

iranwire.com – A peculiar trait of cruel regimes down the centuries has long been their obsession with image. The most brutal, authoritarian and unaccountable of states pay a level of attention that borderlines on the obsessional to not merely how they are viewed by their own citizenry, but also by other states and powerful actors on the international stage. Nowhere is …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement from the US department of state US expressed its solidarity with all Iranians who bravely stood up to the Iranian regime. The United States stands in solidarity with all Iranians who bravely stood up to the Iranian regime and protested a year ago. The rights of all Iranians must be respected. https://t.co/tiw92aUnmk pic.twitter.com/nk6EFA54lb— Department …