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Iranwire – “After being captured, a Muhareb’s (Enemy of God’s) repentance will not be accepted and his punishment is the same as the Quran said. Killing in the most brutal way. …Tazeer (flogging) must tear the skin, pass through the flesh and break the bone.” Mohammadi Gilani, head of the courts of the Islamic revolution, Johmouri-e-Islami newspaper, September 20, 1981 *** …

Iranwire – Recent snowfall in Iran’s southwestern Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province has caused building collapses and road blockades, leaving thousands of people stranded in sub-zero temperatures. Despite the provincial authorities’ efforts to reopen roads and assist those affected, the situation remains highly critical for many residents of the provincial capital, Shahr-e-kurd, the city of Kohrang and nearby villages. Residents say …

Iranwire – A female member of the Construction Engineering Organization of Tehran province flung away her headscarf at the election of its board of directors after she was barred from running because she did not wear the mandatory hijab. A video that went viral on social media on February 17 shows the mainly men audience applauding when Zainab Kazempour threw …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have detained a prominent Kurdish labor activist and transferred him to a detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence, IranWire has learned. Osman Esmaili was arrested in the northwestern city of Saqqez on February 8 without a judicial warrant. Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Saqqez told the family he was being held at …

Iranwire – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says Iranian authorities have arrested at least 95 journalists since the eruption of anti-government protests five months ago, and more than half of them, at least 48, had their devices seized. The number of device seizures is believed to be much higher, since Iranian security forces are known to intimidate witnesses to …