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Why Nasrin Sotoudeh is on Hunger Strike to Protest Iran’s Dire Prison Conditions

HRW – The prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison for almost a month in order to demand the release of the country’s scores of political prisoners. Several other imprisoned activists have also joined her hunger strike. By putting their health at risk, Sotoudeh and others are trying to draw attention to the …

CHRI – In the latest report by the UN’s top expert on Iran, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javaid Rehman, expressed “alarm” and “dismay” over a broad range of human rights violations by the government of the Islamic Republic. The Special Rapporteur (SR) focused particular attention in the report on the …

Al-Monitor – An Iranian fuel tanker bound for Venezuela showed up on radar on Friday as off the coast of South Africa. Iranian fuel deliveries continue to the South American country after recent US seizures, and the lengthy route around Africa could be to avoid the US military. The website MarineTraffic received a signal from the tanker, named Fortune, on Friday …

Iran’s secular shift: new survey reveals huge changes in religious beliefs

theconversation.com – Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the relationship between religion and modernity. Ayatollah Khomeini’s mass mobilisation of Islam showed that modernisation by no means implies a linear process of religious decline. Reliable large-scale data on Iranians’ post-revolutionary religious beliefs, however, has always been lacking. Over the years, research and waves of protests and …

USCIRF condemns the upholding of death sentences against 7 Sunni Muslims in Iran

Shabtabnews – USCIRF condemns the upholding of death sentences against 7 Sunni Muslims in #Iran yesterday on charges of “emnity against God.” Iran must cease its ruthless persecution of religious minorities & immediately release all religious prisoners of conscience. USCIRF condemns the upholding of death sentences against 7 Sunni Muslims in #Iran yesterday on charges of "emnity against God." Iran …

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iranintl – An Iranian cleric says that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has assured embattled Moham…

iranintl – The latest brutal crackdown enforcing hijab comes on the direct orders of Supreme L…

iranintl – Iran’s two-decade delay in developing its underground gas storage (UGS) facil…

Iranwire – A young mother, Sima Moradbeigi, faced severe consequences for her role in IranR…

Iranwire – Iranian authorities are using a combination of violent tactics and invasive surveil…

Iranwire – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Islamic Republic to immedi…

Iranwire – While spring rains brought some relief, water scarcity remains a serious concern fo…

Iranwire – Unknown individuals attacked the Baha’i cemetery in central Semnan amid ongoi…

Iranwire – Over one year after the 2022 uprising and the commemoration of the anniversary of t…

Iranwire – The second round of parliamentary elections in Iran began on Friday amid a subdued …

Iranwire – Prison authorities of the Islamic Republic have executed two Baluch inmates without…

VOA – A U.S. treasury official warned of environmental risks from illicit transfers of Iranian…

Iran-HRM Every six hours, one prisoner is executed in Iran During the first ten days of May 2024, th…

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Hassan Choopani, Abdollah Hassanzadeh Yangajeh and Hassan Arabi A…

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – An Afghan national named Khan Mohammad Eshaghzehi was secretly ex…

CHRI – The eight-year prison and flogging sentence issued against renowned filmmaker Mohammad Rasoul…

iranintl – Princeton University has been trying for more than a decade to place itself at the …

iranintl – Iran will alter its nuclear doctrine if Israel threatens its nuclear facilities or …

iranintl – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards are exploiting partnerships between Swedish and…

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