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Iranwire – From Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to the rank and files of the IRGC, Police commander, MPs, and former officials – there has been no shortage of threats against Israel over the past few days. Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the April 1 attack, but some Israeli officials have stated that the targeted building housed the IRGC …

Iranwire – Nearly a month after the arrest of prominent religious scholar and university professor Sedigheh Vasmaghi, a group of 320 Iranian political and civil activists has issued a statement demanding her immediate release. Vasmaghi was arrested on March 16 on a charge of “opposition to the mandatory hijab.” She is currently being held in Evin prison and has been …

Iranwire – Osman Ismaili, a prominent 67-year-old labor activist in Kurdistan, is at risk of permanent spinal cord injury and paralysis due to a lack of medical attention in prison. According to a statement from his defense committee, Ismaili suffers from a severe narrowing of the spinal canal and urgently requires surgery. The committee also warned that his condition could …

RFL/RE – Tehran police said they will launch a new phase of enforcement of the mandatory hijab law from April 13 even though the new “hijab and chastity” bill has yet to be approved by the country’s Guardian Council. Police Chief Abbasali Mohammadian announced the new phase of tightened enforcement ahead of a similar declaration made by the police chief of the …

RFL/RE – Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan has been rocked by a spate of deadly attacks targeting security forces in recent months. The attacks have been claimed by Jaish al-Adl, a Baluch separatist militant group that is believed to be operating out of neighboring Pakistan. On April 3, over a dozen militants attacked military and police installations in two separate …