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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – According to newly obtained information, an unidentified woman was executed for murder charges along with protesters Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini in Karaj Penitentiary on January 7. According to new information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a woman was executed in Karaj Penitentiary on January 7. The woman who has not been identified …

RFL/RE – A new bipartisan caucus in the U.S. Congress is condemning the Iranian government over the recent suspected poisoning of schoolgirls in the country, amplifying the growing criticism in Washington against the Islamic republic and its disregard for human rights. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat-Texas) announced the formation of the Iranian Women Congressional Caucus with the support of nearly …

Iranwire – More than 400 Iranian political and civil activists have issued a statement demanding the “immediate and unconditional” release of fellow activist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraei from prison. In a statement published on April 21, the activists said that Iraei was sentenced last week “in a brutal, unfair, and vindictive process after months of indecision in detention.” They pointed out …

Iranwire – The manager of Tehran’s Lotus Cinema was fired after a prominent actress attended an event there without a mandatory hijab, local media report. Iranian social media users widely praised Pantea Bahram for appearing at the premiere of the last episode of the popular TV series Lion’s Skin on April 19 without head covering. “The manager of Lotus Cinema …

Iranwire – The Persian year of 1401, which ended on March 20, was one of the darkest years for children and students in Iran. Besides the problems of runaway inflation, unemployment, air pollution and fuel shortages, Iranian high schools were the scenes of assaults by security forces, from attacks on students who were protesting a wave of chemical attacks on girls’ schools …