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Iranwire – The Revolutionary Court of central Arak city has sentenced Hamidreza Najafi, an entrepreneur and civil activist, to over four years of a suspended prison sentence, IranWire reports.  Najafi, who was apprehended in Arak on September 17, coinciding with the anniversary of nationwide protests in Iran, was released on bail pending the issuance of the verdict.  He faced charges in …

Iranwire – After the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the beginning of his rule, Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, twice announced that he had written his last will and testament. The second time, in front of television cameras and in the presence of the heads of the three branches of government and the prime minister, he handed identical copies …

Iranwire – Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Seyyed Ali Mazloum, has sentenced six members of the Baha’i religious minority to a total of 32 years and 10 months in prison. The defendants, Arsalan Yazdani, Saeedaeh Khozouei, Iraj Shakur, Pedram Abhar, Samira Ebrahimi, and Saba Sefidi, were all charged with membership in groups antagonistic to …

Iranwire – The 37th branch of the Court of Appeal in Fars province has issued a verdict sentencing eight teachers’ union activists to a collective prison term of 37 years, accompanied by additional punitive measures. This ruling, disclosed to the board members of the Fars Teachers’ Association, not only encompasses prison sentences but also includes restrictions on their use of …

Iranwire – The home and school of Kokab Badaghi Pegah, a teacher and union activist in Izeh city, were simultaneously raided by plainclothes officers on an unusual inspection on October 25.  During the raid, some of her personal and electronic possessions were confiscated. The Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators reported the incident, stating that a group of plainclothes agents visited …