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Shabtabnews – This week USCIRF is holding a Conference on Women and Religious Freedom . For the schedule please see below link: IRF-2023-schedule-v2Download

Iranwire – Iranian authorities shut down a restaurant in the southern city of Mahshahr on January 30 after a woman sang at its opening ceremony, state media reported, amid more than four months of nationwide protests demanding more freedoms and women’s rights. “Following the publication of a clip on the Internet showing a woman singing illegally in a restaurant in …

Iranwire – The western Iranian city of Sanandaj was once again the scene of anti-government protests on the night of January 30 despite an ongoing crackdown by security forces on nationwide anti-government demonstrations. Footage obtained by IranWire shows protesters blocking a road in the city center by setting tyres on fire. The demonstrators chanted slogans against the Islamic Republic’s leadership …

Iranwire – The Iranian parliament plans to add an article to the Islamic Penal Code that would criminalize “expressing opinions on social networks,” state media reported, in an attempt to further limit freedom of speech. The main targets of the proposed Article 512 are influential people in Iran. The draft legislation says that people who hold “a social, political, scientific …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran is now selling surface-to-surface missiles to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine — on the cusp of a reported “major Ukrainian offensive” — in addition to the drones it has already been delivering, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters. “In exchange, Russia is offering Iran an unprecedented level of military and …