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Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas cannisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …

Iranwire – Ali Daei, a former Iranian national team captain and the country’s record international goalscorer, will not be able to attend an annual FIFA ceremony later this month due to a travel ban imposed on him by the Islamic Republic’s security institutions, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. The football’s world body invited Daei to attend The Best FIFA …

Iranwire – Iranian environmentalist Sam Rajabi has been granted furlough after spending five years behind bars. His sister, Kathy Rajabi, confirmed his February 15 release in a tweet. Since his arrest in January 2018, Rajabi had not been granted any leave and was unable to attend his mother’s funeral. Rajabi is among eight members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation …

Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities have denied forensic examination and medical care to a student rights activist who endured severe beatings and sexual abuse while in custody, the Union Council of Iranian Students says. The union said on February 15 that officials are refusing to acknowledge the physical abuse inflicted on Soha Mortezaei during her November 21 arrest in Tehran. The …

VOA – The United States said Wednesday its assessment aligns with a United Nations report concluding that the new de facto head of the al-Qaida terror group, Saif al-Adel, is based in Iran. “When it comes to his presence there, offering safe haven to al-Qaida is just another example of Iran’s wide-ranging support for terrorism, its destabilizing activities in the …