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Iranwire – Dozens of prominent women journalists from across the world have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in appealing to the Iranian authorities to put an end to their “relentless” targeting of independent media and to release all jailed journalists. “Journalists in Iran must be able to do their jobs, just as we are free to do our jobs in …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces arrested on September 14 six activists in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan province, IranWire has learned. The men detained – Dawood Shiri, Ali Babaei, Amir Hossein Aghaei, Mohammed Reza Movahed, Azaar Ebrahimzadeh and Javad Sudbar – are all ethnic Azeris and former political prisoners. Babaei was reportedly beaten during his arrest. Security forces also …

VOA – Britain, France and Germany announced Thursday they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and development of ballistic missiles. The measures were to expire in October under a timetable spelled out in the now defunct nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. In a joint statement, the three European allies known as …

Al-Monitor – Iranians are marking the one-year anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini and the ensuing anti-regime protests amid a menacing atmosphere, as continued crackdown by Iranian authorities on any sign of dissent. Iranian authorities have responded with a harsh crackdown to the peaceful protests that erupted last September in response to Amini’s death, killing more than 500 people …

Al-Monitor — One year ago, Iran was shaken by the tragic death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini, an event that set off a chain of mass protests across the nation. Her demise in the custody of Iran’s morality police for allegedly not observing the strict hijab laws marked a shift in the country’s political landscape. These protests, initially aimed at challenging these …