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Iranwire – Masoumeh Yavari, 45-year-old housewife and mother of two, has been in custody since September 5, when 24 plainclothes officers stormed her home to arrest her. The officers accused Yavari of “supporting hostile organizations,” “propaganda” and “destroying and setting fire to public property” – charges her family denies.  Yavari’s health is gravely concerning, and the interrogators and officials at …

Iranwire – Jafar Ebrahimi, a dedicated teacher and member of the Iranian Teachers’ Union, was transferred on September 3 from Tehran’s Evin prison to Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, near Tehran, alongside several other political prisoners. Prior to this transfer, he was suffering multiple ailments that posed a significant threat to his health.  This report sheds light on the plight of …

Iranwire – A group of women activists and journalists incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin prison have written an open letter urging political prisoner and civil activist Bahareh Hedayat to end her hunger strike.  “As fellow prisoners, we declare that we can no longer endure the serious threat to your life and health,” reads the letter, which was sent to IranWire.  The authors of …

RFL/RE – An Iranian court has ordered the confiscation of an apartment belonging to writer Soroush Mozaffar Moghadam, who is currently in Germany, citing his “propaganda activities against the system” as part of recent nationwide protests, in a move underscoring the Islamic republic’s clampdown on dissent. Hossein Yazdankhah, the judge of the Special Court, said on September 12 that he …

RFL/RE – Amjad Amini, the father of Mahsa Amini, the female student whose death in Iranian morality-police custody nearly a year ago sparked massive protests, was summoned by intelligence officials on September 11 and interrogated for an hour, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda has learned. One of Amini’s relatives said authorities pressured him not to hold a memorial for his daughter on …