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Iranwire – Siamak Namazi was among five dual American Iranian citizens who flew out of Tehran and landed in Qatar on September 18 in a swap for five Iranians held in the United States. In a statement issued on Namazi’s behalf after the plane carrying the group arrived in Doha, the 51-year-old former prisoner decried the Islamic Republic’s “vile path …

Iranwire – Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi’s case has been sent to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, his lawyer says, adding that the date for the court hearing has not been announced yet. The lawyer, Mostafa Nili, said on September 19 that Yarrahi is accused of “propaganda activities” against the Islamic Republic,” “inciting corruption,” “producing and publishing content …

Iranwire – Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals in Tehran province has sentenced two women journalists, Saeedeh Shafiei and Nasim Sultanbeigi, to more than four years in prison each. Shafiei and Sultanbeigi received three-year and six months prison sentences on the charge of “assembly and collusion.” They were also handed seven months and 16 days in prison each for …

VOA – A group of Americans freed after years of detention in Iran arrived Tuesday in Washington as part of a deal that included the release of five Iranians charged or convicted of crimes in the United States. The Americans were greeted by loved ones who cheered and rushed to embrace them as they walked off the plane in the …

Iran-HRM – On Saturday, September 16, 2023, coinciding with the first anniversary of the passing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, twelve individuals were separately detained by security forces in the cities of Yasuj, Dehdasht, and Bahmaei, located in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. They were subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location. The identities of the detained individuals during the protests marking …