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Iranwire – The life of Ali Rezaei, a 39-year-old yoga instructor and teacher of Turkish language, took a devastating turn on December 11, 2022, when security forces stormed his home in Mianeh in the north-western province of East Azarbaijan, seized his electronic devices and other personal belongings, and took him to custody. Blindfolded and handcuffed, Rezaei was transferred to Tehran’s …

Iranwire – An Iranian court has sentenced political activist Ahmedreza Haeri to three months and one day in prison on charges of “spreading lies,” local media reported.  Branch 1040 of the Criminal Court in Tehran handed down the sentence in absentia on June 21, as Haeri was serving a previous conviction in Tehran’s Evin prison. The plaintiff in the latest case, the Tehran …

Iranwire – Active Islamic seminaries outnumber state-funded colleges by five to one in Iran, according to new research by Iran Open Data. Officially, at least 1,120 religious seminaries and specialized jurisprudential centers are engaged in activities and are planning to admit students during the upcoming academic year, the collaborative initiative said in a recent article. Meanwhile, official statistics show that …

Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas canisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …

Iranwire – Several schools in Iran have been charging Afghan students “illegal” amounts of money for their enrollment, constituting a form of bribery and a clear violation of the law, the DidbanIran website has reported.  According to the report, a source at the Children’s Aid Association has said that these public schools demand fees ranging from “500,000 tomans to millions” …