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Iranwire – Iranian border guards have shot and injured two more Kurdish kolbars on the eve of Persian New Year (Nowruz) as violence against the transborder porters continues to surge.  Mehdi Sharifi, 23, from Saqqez, and Suleiman Amini, 28, from Baneh, both sustained gunshot wounds during firing at the Hengejal border crossing on March 19, according to Hengaw Organization for …

Iranwire – As the world welcomed the arrival of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, several American and international officials extended greetings to those who celebrate the thousand-years-old festivities.  President Joe Biden offered his well wishes, saying, “Today, Jill and I send our best wishes to the millions of people around the world celebrating Nowruz – a time of reflection, renewal, …

iranwire – Iranian-American astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated Nowruz by sharing a photo of the Haftsin table she took to space on her first mission to the space station last year. She said in an Instagram post, “I brought a Haftseen with me to @iss thinking I might be there for Nowruz. It would have been unique to celebrate the Persian …

iranwire – Vahid Asghari, a 17-year-old Azeri student, has been in the custody of Iranian security forces for the past 14 days, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. Asghari’s family remains in the dark about his legal status, location, and detention conditions. They have had only one brief phone conversation with him since his arrest …

Iranwire – Faramarz Aslani, a renowned Iranian singer, songwriter, and composer, died on the evening of March 20 at the age of 69 after a battle with cancer. His wife, Marjan Aslani, announced the news of his passing on her Instagram page.  In the message, she said, “On the evening of March 20, a cruel cancer took the life of …