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Iranwire – Saleh Nikbakht, a prominent lawyer who represents the family of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in custody last year, is to face trial on charges of “propaganda activity” against the Islamic Republic.  The trial is scheduled for August 29 at Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, according to Kurdistan Human Rights Network.  The charges against Nikbakht …

Iranwire – Security forces of the Islamic Republic in the city of Semnan violently arrested two members of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority on Monday, IranWire reports.  The first arrest took place at the home of Anisa Fanaian Iqani. Agents entered the home without a warrant and for three hours searched the premises, seizing Baha’i books and photographs, mobile phones, …

Iran-HRM – Detainees, labeled as “scoundrels and thugs,” are being subjected to torture in public without going through proper legal proceedings. Yesterday, on Monday, August 21, 2023, a video was released showing a group of handcuffed and shackled detainees, wearing black blindfolds, being paraded in Shahr-e Rey by state security forces while being humiliated, and expressing remorse. These detainees, labeled …

Iranwire – A coalition of lawyers, representatives from the French parliament, artists, and women’s rights activists have called for the release of 12 detained women’s rights activists in Iran. A letter, which was sent to the Iranian embassy in France on August 22, states that the activists were arrested in the northern province of Gilan.  The activists were arrested on …

Iranwire – The corridors of power within the Islamic Republic are ablaze with a series of sex scandals – seemingly more with each passing day.  Fresh revelations spotlighting the moral and sexual transgressions of high-ranking officials within the system continue to threaten or even topple yet another leader or pillar of Iran’s ruling Islamic system. The latest jolt came on …