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iranintl – As the anniversary of Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protests approaches, security forces have begun a wave of arrests, repeating a pattern of repression targeting Iranian civil society and families of slain protestors. This year’s crackdown began in Iran’s Kurdistan province, where at least 17 citizens were arrested in the first week of September, just days ahead of the …

iranintl – Three Iranian Kurdish armed groups have been relocated to a “less accessible” camp in Iraqi Kurdistan after months of pressure from Tehran on both the Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraq’s central government. Iran has long accused the semi-autonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq of harboring groups, all under the Komala name, which Tehran labels as terrorist organizations. The …

iranintl – Iran’s Prosecutor’s Office has reportedly indicted prominent journalist and commentator Ahmad Zeidabadi following a heated debate with an ultra-hardliner politician on an Iranian online platform. Saberin News, a Telegram channel linked to the Revolutionary Guards, reported Monday that the Prosecutor’s office has indicted Zeidabadi for “false allegations and spreading lies” during the debate. “I know that a request …

Iranwire – The scorching sun beat down on Omar’s back as he stumbled across the barren landscape, his eyes squinting against the harsh light. He was a stranger in a foreign land, an Iranian citizen who had been deported to Afghanistan. The irony was not lost on him – a man who once employed Afghan workers now found himself walking …

Iranwire – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed strong opposition to Russia’s support for the opening of the Zangezur Corridor in the South Caucasus, calling any redrawing of borders a “red line” for Iran. Araghchi posted on X, stating, “Any threat from the North, South, East, or West to the territorial integrity of our neighbors or redrawing of boundaries is …