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Jailed Iranian Activist Mohammadi Beaten in Prison Hospital

Iranwire – Prominent human rights activist and political prisoner Narges Mohammadi was verbally abused and beaten by a staff member of Tehran’s Evin prison, witnesses told IranWire.  The incident occurred on September 11 as Mohammadi was visiting the prison’s hospital.  A prison officer called Mohammadi “insane” in front of several other officials and beat her after she responded to the …

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Head of Saqqez Football Board Arrested

Iranwire – The Iranian security forces have arrested the head of the city football board in Saqqez, IranWire has learned. Shirko Hejazi, who is also a prominent civil activist in the western Kurdish city, was apprehended at his home on September 11.  His whereabouts and the motive for his arrest are unknown. The Iranian authorities, fearing a flare up in …

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Two Jailed Teacher Trade Unionists Need “Prompt Specialised” Medical Care

Iranwire – An international union federation of teachers has urged the Iranian authorities to immediately grant medical leave to Jafar Ebrahimi and Esmail Abdi, two prominent teacher union activists said to be in a critical health situation while incarcerated in the Islamic Republic. Ebrahimi and Abdi “have not violated any national or international laws,” the general secretary of Brussels-based Education …

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Will New Religious Occasions Help The Islamic Republic?

Iranwire – For Ashura, the holiest day on the Shia calendar, worshipers traditionally gather for large demonstrations of high-scale mourning to mark the death of Hossein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during the seventh-century Battle of Karbala, in today’s Iraq. Arbaeen marks the end of the 40-day mourning period, with worshipers taking part in various rituals, including …

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Karaj Inmate Describes “Horrific” Prison Conditions

Iranwire – Political prisoner Hamzeh Sarwari has described Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, near Tehran, as a “horrific slaughterhouse” where a humanitarian “catastrophe” should be expected. “The only viable solution is to promptly shutter this prison and relocate the inmates to a more appropriate detention facility,” Sarwari wrote in a letter published by the activist HRANA news agency. Sarwari, who was …

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