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Iranwire – Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric has reiterated his call for a referendum to determine under which political system Iranians want to live. Molavi Abdolhamid, the Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, issued the call in his sermon on February 17, as anti-government protesters defied increased security measures to return to the streets of the southeastern restive city. Large crowds …

Iranwire – Since January 2020, Iran has made at least 15 attempts to kidnap or kill British nationals or individuals based in the United Kingdom considered by the Islamic Republic as a threat, the head of Britain’s counter-terrorism police says. Speaking at a briefing on February 16, Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes said his officers were facing “unprecedented” threats from hostile states …

Iranwire – An Iranian court has sentenced six men to death and six others to a total of 70 years in prison for their alleged involvement in the 2018 killing of four members of the security forces in the southern province of Khuzestan, activists say. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organization reported that the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court handed capital punishment …

Iranwire – Five women political prisoners who have recently been released from Iranian prisons have said that their liberation was a result of the ongoing uprising of the “freedom-loving and brave” Iranians against government “oppression.” In a statement titled “Day of Freedom is Near” and received by IranWire on February 16, Alieh Matlabzadeh, Raha Asgarizadeh, Noushin Jafari, Maliheh Jafari and …

Iranwire – The Iranian currency has hit a record low against the U.S. dollar amid the country’s increasing isolation, a worsening economic situation triggered by years of sanctions and political instability sparked by the ongoing nationwide protests. On February 16, the dollar went past the 475,000-rial mark for the first time on the open market. The currency lost more than …