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Iranwire – Two managers of the historical complex housing the tomb of celebrated 14th-century poet Hafez in Shiraz were arrested and a provincial cultural official was suspended after a video featuring a romantic encounter meters away from the tomb went viral on social media. The video appeared on social media on May 29, showing a young man proposing to a …

Iranwire – Iranian journalist Niloofar Hamidi vehemently rejected all the accusations against her as her trial kicked off behind closed doors on May 30, her husband says. Mohammad Hossein Ajorlo took to Twitter to say that Hamedi’s family was prevented from attending the hearing before Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, adding to concerns about transparency and due process. …

Iranwire – The release of Asadollah Assadi, the former third secretary of the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Austria who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021 on terrorism-related charges by a Belgian court was somehow expected, but what came as a surprise was that Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the sultan of Oman, mediated to secure his release. *** …

RFL/RE – Several female Iranian activists are following the lead of women’s rights leader Mojgan Keshavarz by speaking out about degrading and dehumanizing methods — including sexual harassment — being employed by staff at the country’s prisons. Keshavarz revealed on social media on May 28 that she had been forced to undress completely after being arrested in 2019 and forced to spread …

RFL/RE – The family of executed protester Majid Kazemi says Iranian authorities have launched a campaign against it, suspending Kazemi’s father’s retirement benefits and firing his sister from her job just 10 days after his death sentence was carried out. Mohammad Hashemi, Kazemi’s cousin, also revealed on Twitter on May 29 that Kazemi’s brothers, Mehdi and Hossein, remain in the custody of the Islamic …