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RFL/RE – Iranian political activist Majid Tavakoli has begun his sentence in the notorious Evin maximum security prison in Tehran, the newspaper Emtedad reported on Telegram on October 7. According to the report, the political activist will have to serve five years in prison. The well-known student leader and activist has been arrested several times in the past, including during …

Iranwire – Narges Mohammadi, a human rights activist and political prisoner in the notorious Evin Prison, has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. This marks the second time an Iranian woman and champion of human rights have been honored with the prestigious award. The Nobel Committee, guided by the motto “Woman, Life, Freedom,” acknowledged in their statement Mohammadi’s unwavering …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran’s ruling mullahs have been rapidly and defiantly advancing their nuclear weapons program to levels never before seen. Apparently, after a short nap, a make-believe, monumentally unenforceable, nuclear deal with Iran is back in play. “The JCPOA is not off the table….” — Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, iranintl.com, September 3, 2023. “Various media sources have reported that Tehran …

Amnesty – Reacting to the news that unjustly imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said:   “Narges Mohammadi receives this prize today from behind bars in Iran where she has been unjustly imprisoned since 2021 solely for her human rights activism. For years, she has worked tirelessly to …

Iranwire – Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the “oppression of women” in her country and for promoting “human rights and freedom for all.” In making the announcement on October 6, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the prize also recognizes “the hundreds of thousands of people who, in the preceding year, have demonstrated …