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Iranwire – Two police officers and one civilian were killed in an incident in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on the evening of August 18, local media report.  Reports say that a phone call to the Police Emergency Center reported a shooting that had led to the death of a person.  Law enforcement personnel were dispatched to the scene …

Iranwire – In November of 2022, while the nationwide protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police were at their peak and members of the Islamic Republic’s parliament called for the execution of the demonstrators, a Swedish lawmaker read the names of Iranian teenagers killed by forces of repression. During a parliament session, Alireza …

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities are waging a ruthless campaign of harassment and intimidation against the families of protesters and bystanders unlawfully killed by security forces during the “Woman Life Freedom” uprising to force them into staying silent ahead of the one-year anniversary of the nationwide protests and the killings of their loved ones. The authorities have subjected bereaved relatives …

iranintl – Iran’s minister of intelligence Esmail Khatib said Sunday that secret services are holding “spies from Sweden, France and Britain,” referring to some Western hostages. Without providing names or details about the detainees, the intelligence minister even claimed that despite foreign pressures some of the “spies have been executed.” Iran executed Iranian-Swedish political activist and former leader of the Arab …

iranintl – Hardliners hold such a strong sway within Iran’s regime that media discuss their intentions to seize control of the political system for the upcoming decade. They have almost been in total control of the presidential administration since 2021, while also holding the majority of seats in the parliament (Majles) following the controversial elections of 2020, when no moderate …