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iranintl – A veteran regime politician in Iran, who could potentially challenge the hardliners’ control over the Iranian parliament has grown increasingly vocal in recent days.  Former Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani has been making controversial comments about state affairs, primarily through a couple of interviews with online media sources or in meetings with entrepreneurs in Iran during the past few …

Iranwire – Mashallah Karami is the father of Mohammed Mehdi, a young man executed last year. The walls of his bedroom are still adorned with the karate medals and trophies he won. Before the execution, his father tirelessly advocated for justice, highlighting the numerous inconsistencies surrounding his son’s case and sharing their poignant conversations during phone calls from prison: “Dad, …

Iranwire – Amid a social media campaign aimed at uncovering the whereabouts of Parmida Shahbazi, a woman who boldly told an official’s hijab warning “I’m a woman, don’t intimidate me with anything,” information obtained by IranWire indicates she has been granted release on bail. Sources said that the prevailing public apprehension about the lack of information concerning Parmida’s fate stems …

Iranwire – Shahryar Baratinya, a political activist and former political prisoner who was deported from Türkiye to Iran on August 3, is currently being held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, IranWire reports.  Baratinya’s friends said that he contacted his family from the prison on August 22, after being detained for 20 days.  Prior to that, there had been no …

Iranwire – The governor of the Iranian province of Fars has said that foreigners are now banned from residing near the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz after two deadly attacks on the Shia religious site over the past year.  “As per the recent edict, foreign nationals are now prohibited from residing within 57 hectares around the sacred shrines. …