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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Kurdish political prisoner Mohiyedin Ebrahimi  has been transferred to solitary confinement from the general ward of Urmia Central Prison, raising concerns about his imminent execution. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Kurdish political prisoner Mohiyedin Ebrahimi was transferred from the political prisoners’ ward in Urmia Central Prison to solitary confinement. As his death sentence has already …

Al-Monitor – Syria is the least and Israel is the most free country in the Middle East and North Africa region, while Turkey remains one of the worst performing countries of Europe, according to Freedom House. The US-based international human rights watchdog released its 50th annual Freedom in the world report this week. It reviewed access to political rights and civil liberties …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have reportedly launched efforts to identify five girls who caused a stir on the Internet this week with a dance video in Ekbatan Town, west of Tehran, which has been a flashpoint of anti-government protests. Late on March 9, Shahrak Ekbatan Twitter account, which covers news about the neighborhood, warned that police were looking for …

Iranwire – Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric has used his Friday sermon to urge the country’s Shia leadership to uphold international laws and standards on human rights, including equality between men and women, ahead of weekly anti-government protests in the southeastern city of Zahedan. Molavi Abdolhamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, also called for accountability for the victims …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have arrested a blogger who had shared posts about a wave of poisonings at girls’ schools, local media report. Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), said the influencer’s Instagram page was blocked and all the posts were deleted following the arrest on March 9. It did not disclose …