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Iranwire – Intelligence officials of the Islamic Republic have arrested and reportedly assaulted renowned Kurdish singer Hassan Kakai following his performance at a Nowruz ceremony. He was arrested on the evening of March 23 from his residence in Bukan city. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported that 64-year-old Kakai was taken from his home by authorities and subjected to interrogation …

Iranwire – Iranian MP Amirhossein Bankipour has said on a state TV program that the Islamic Republic is “resolute about penalizing those who do not adhere to the hijab.” “Regarding public spaces and individuals, those who violate hijab norms, whether intentionally or not, will face legal consequences,” he warned on March 24.  In a previous television interview, he proposed deducting …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Political prisoners participating in mass hunger strikes against the death penalty in five prisons for the last seven weeks have issued a statement calling for support from “all awake consciences and free people.” According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, political prisoners in Ghezelhesar Prison, Evin Prison, Karaj Penitentiary, Mashhad Central Prison and Khorramabad …

iranintl – In late July 2020, a workshop belonging to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran was deliberately set on fire in the Shadabad area of TehranThe significance of the incident prompted officials to immediately notify Supreme Leader Ali KhameneiThe Iranian government has concealed this information until now, despite its belief that Israel was responsible for the incident, as indicated …

iranintl – After self-congratulatory Norouz messages by top leaders this week, relatively independent media in Tehran published sharp criticism by pundits who sounded dire warnings about the coming year. The fact that in Iran’s government-controlled media landscape the criticisms have been published immediately after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi’s New Year messages, indicates that compared with even …