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CHRI – “I will make my voice louder for the world to hear,” says Mohammadi Suffering from Serious Health Issues, Authorities Ban Phone Calls, Visitations December 8, 2023 – Governments worldwide, UN leaders, and human rights organizations should demand the immediate release of Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who has been wrongfully imprisoned on fabricated charges and banned by the …

iranintl – The Biden administration is receiving more and more criticism over its failure to deter Iran and its proxies in the Middle East since the Gaza war broke out in October. A marked increase in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis has been met by no US retaliation, leaving many lawmakers and officials in Washington confused and dismayed. “We need to …

iranintl – The Iranian government is reluctantly acknowledging one of the most significant cases of financial corruption in Iran, displaying a matter-of-fact attitude. Several government offices in both the current and previous presidential administrations are alleged to be involved in the nearly $3.5 billion corruption case. These include the ministers of agriculture, industry as well as the governors of the …

iranintl – Oberlin College has placed Iran’s former UN ambassador, Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, on indefinite leave from his teaching position after a campaign by Iranian Americans. Oberlin College spokeswoman Andrea Simakis told Iran International, “On November 28, Professor Mahallati was placed on indefinite administrative leave.” She declined to provide reasons for his removal. According to a statement released on Wednesday, the Alliance …

Iranwire – As the noon sun beat down on the cemetery of Mirdeh, a village in Iran’s Kurdistan province, mourners gathered to pay their respects to Ahoan Dashti, a 28-year-old transborder porter, or kolbar, who was shot dead by border forces.  When the ambulance carrying Dashti’s body arrived from the city of Baneh, the anguished cries of Dashti’s father, Atta, echoed …