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Iranwire – A ceremony marking the 40th day since the death of 16-year-old Armita Geravand was held at Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery on December 6 amid heavy security presence. After the ceremony, authorities apprehended a Tehran resident named Ariana Akbari and took him to an undisclosed location.  Akbari had previously been detained during nationwide protests that rocked Iran last year. Armita fell unconscious on …

Iranwire – Since October 7, Avi Shamriz, an Iranian Jew, has waited for his phone to ring for news on his son, Alon. He’s still waiting. Two months after Alon was taken hostage during an attack on Israel by extremists from Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, Avi Shamriz, whose …

Iranwire – Iranian human rights activists have denounced the continued imprisonment of two men arrested during last year’s nationwide protests despite being granted bail. The pair are among eight jailed defendants in the so-called Ekbatan case who are being held in Karaj’s Qezelhesar prison, near Tehran. The eight accused include Milad Armon, Alireza Kafaei, Amir Mohammad Khosh Iqbal, Alireza Bermarz …

Iranwire – The Revolutionary Court of Iran’s Alborz province has sentenced a follower of the Erfan-e-Halgheh spiritual movement to five years in prison, activists say. After the court ruling, Abulfazl Pourhosseini was transferred to Karaj Central Prison, near Tehran, according to the HRANA human rights website. Pourhosseini was charged with “forming an Erfan-e-Halgheh group” and “insulting” Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. …

Iranwire – In a bid to address financial woes, the Iranian government is reportedly considering selling the country’s flag carrier and other state-owned companies to the private sector. The potential transfer of Iran Air’s ownership to the private sector was high on the agenda of a December 5 meeting of the government’s Privatization Committee, local media reported. In August, Iran …