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rferl.org – An appeals court in Tehran has confirmed the two-year prison sentence handed to activist Sepideh Gholian for chanting a slogan against Iran’s supreme leader shortly after her recent release from detention. Gholian’s brother Mehdi announced the decision on July 11, adding the Islamic Revolutionary Court sentence includes two years of deprivation from using a smartphone, a two-year ban …

rferl.org – A former official from Iran’s Ministry of Social Welfare has issued a stark warning about a looming “humanitarian catastrophe” after fresh data showed more than half of all Iranians are suffering from malnutrition. Hadi Mousavi Nik, the former director-general of the Social Welfare Studies Department at the ministry, said that 57 percent of Iran’s population is malnourished and …

iranintl – An increasing number of Iranian conservatives have joined reformist clerics and politicians, openly criticizing President Ebrahim Raisi and his government.  It appears that last year’s protests in Iran have even shaken Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s authority and some public figures inside Iran are less reluctant to hold him responsible for the country’s problems. Last week, a conservative member …

iranhr.net – According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Kerman Central Prison on 9 June. His identity has been reported as 23-year-old Hadi Shahuzehi from Zahedan. Hadi was arrested around three years ago and sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic …

voanews – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will embark Tuesday on a rare Africa tour in the latest diplomatic efforts to reduce the Islamic republic’s isolation by forging new alliances. The three-day trip — which includes Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe — will be the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years. Raisi will head a delegation that includes …