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Iranwire – A Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic in the northwestern city of Mahabad has sentenced a Kurdish man to 13 years in prison.  According to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mohammad-Taher Hosseinpour, a 31-year-old resident of Naqadeh, has been charged with “waging war Against God” for his alleged affiliation with and support for a …

Iranwire – The coincidence of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan with the Nowruz New Year holiday has led to Iranian authorities implementing a new set of restrictions.  Even before Nowruz began, the Deputy Interior Minister threatened to take action against those who chose not to fast during the holiday despite Islamic law exempting travelers from fasting obligations. Seyed Majid …

Iranwire – Sara Hossain, a Bangladeshi member of the United Nations fact-finding mission on suppression of Iran’s 2022-23 protests, has called the deliberate targeting of protesters’ eyes at close range “one of the most shocking” crimes committed by the Islamic Republic.  “The most shocking, I think, was these cases of blindness of protesters being shot at very short range, directly targeted into …

VOA – U.N.-appointed international legal experts who investigated Iran’s suppression of a women’s rights movement that erupted in September 2022 are appealing for more time to do their work, but objections from Tehran’s allies could terminate their mission next month. The chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, Sara Hossain, made the appeal Monday in Geneva, where she …

VOA – Pakistan said Thursday that it does not need a waiver from U.S. sanctions to build its portion of a pipeline to import natural gas from Iran. “It is a segment of the pipeline which is being built inside Pakistani territory. So, we do not believe that at this point there is room for any discussion or waiver from …