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Iranwire – Afagh Rahimian, the wife of Rahim Rahimian, a Baha’i executed in 1983, and mother to Keyvan and Kamran, passed away this week in Iran.  Rahimian’s life was marked by the repeated persecution of members of her family, from her husband Rahim to her two sons, Keyvan and Kamran, and who as a result faced profound challenges and sacrifices …

Iranwire – Civil activists and ordinary people in Iran continue to denounce the increased presence of “women in chadors and men with cameras in hand” in Tehran metro stations and other public spaces, including busy squares, parks and university campuses, as the authorities vowed determination in enforcing the mandatory hijab rules. Protests have gained traction on social media, prompting some government …

Iranwire – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission investigating rights violations in Iran to probe the use of excessive force by security forces on protesters, particularly in areas with large ethnic and religious minorities such as the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan. “Security forces fired “birdshot” shotgun pellets, rubber bullets, and tear gas …

Iranwire – Armita Pavir, a 29-year-old Iranian activist imprisoned in the northwestern city of Tabriz, says she has been on a hunger strike for 10 days, and holds the Islamic Republic accountable for any harm that may befall her.  In an audio file received by IranWire, Pavir says launched her hunger strike on November 12, the second since her arrest …

Iranwire – Fareed Houshmand, an Iranian Baha’i who has been a refugee in Türkiye for the past seven years, faces a precarious situation as his asylum application has been rejected by a Turkish court. He is at risk of imminent deportation back to Iran. In recent months, Houshmand was detained by Turkish authorities and faces deportation due to Turkish immigration …