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Iranwire – The Iranian authorities have sentenced Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of a 27-year-old man killed in a crackdown on protests in November 2019, to 18 years in prison and 74 lashes. The human rights network HRANA reported that Bakhtiari, who is incarcerated in Qazvin prison, was informed of his sentence on January 9. The man was given a 10-year …

Iranwire – A Danish appeals court has upheld guilty verdicts for three Iranian men convicted of promoting terrorism and gathering information for a Saudi intelligence service. The trio were arrested in the Danish town of Ringsted in 2020, and convicted in 2022 of promoting terror over a deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz …

Iranwire – Iranian judiciary authorities have summoned Mehdi Towhidi, a protester arrested on the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, to court for his final defense.  According to a reliable source, Towhidi faces charges of “gathering and collusion to commit a crime against domestic and foreign security,” “facilitating the means to commit a crime,” and “being a member of a …

Iranwire – With Iran’s parliamentary vote scheduled in less than two months, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic accused people who shun elections of playing in the hands of “the enemy.” “The enemy’s ultimate goal is to isolate the populace, and low voter turnout aligns with their agenda,” Ali Khamenei said on January 9.  In recent years, tightly controlled …

Iranwire – An Iranian court has sentenced former bodybuilding champion Khaled Pirzadeh to five years and eight months imprisonment on charges of “gathering and collusion” and “propaganda against the system.” The human rights network HRANA reported that Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court acquitted Pirzadeh of the charges of “spreading lies” and “acquiring illegal wealth.”  If the sentence is …