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gatestoneinstitute.org – Before 1979, Iranian women had freedom. They want it back. If Iranian feminists who refuse to wear the hijab are brave, their Western counterparts, who wear pink hats, have wretchedly abandoned them. Why is Iranian barbarism so easily condoned in the West? Thirty years ago, the Berlin Wall was torn down by ordinary citizens who wanted to reclaim …

gatestoneinstitute.org The latest protests, however, are clearly focused on a demand for regime change, even by some former “reform-seekers”. All this means that the regime’s classical recipe for survival isn’t working as before. For the first time, more and more Iranians are beginning to contemplate regime change not as merely a desirable slogan but as a practical strategy to lead …

iranhr.net – A woman was hanged at Shiraz city’s central prison (Adel-Abad Prison) on January 14. She was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder charges around three years ago. According to Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources, prisoner Maliheh Haji-Hosseini (29) was hanged at Shiraz city’s central prison (Adel-Abad Prison) on January 14, 2020. She was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for …

radiofarda – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) chief, Issa Kalantari has admitted that mazut, an environmentally harmful fuel is used for power stations in the country. Mazut is a heavy, low quality fuel oil with an obnoxious smell that highly pollutes the air. The cheap product is usually used in massive industrial plants and for ships. …

radiofarda – Amnesty International has received “shocking reports” about sexual assault of a woman, recently detained in Iran for participating in protests following the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the capital city, Tehran. Thousands of Iranians protested January 11-13 after the military belatedly admitted it had shot down the airliner “by mistake”. Security forces confronted the demonstrators with …