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Iranwire- Iranian women have been at the forefront of the nationwide protest movement triggered by the September death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morally police. Many of them are among the thousands of victims of the brutal state crackdown on the demonstrations calling for more freedoms and women’s rights. Nearly 500 people have been killed and more …

Iran-HRM – Sajjad Pirfalak, the uncle of Kian Pirfalak, wrote on his Instagram that they would not accept any “fake or unreal narrative about Kian’s murder.” Kian Pirfalak, 9, was killed by security forces on November 16, 2022, as he and his family passed in a car. Kian’s mother said she saw the security forces and plainclothes agents who ordered …

Al-Monitor – The Iranian government named a new governor for the country’s central bank, and arrested 96 currency brokers in an attempt to halt unprecedented plummeting of the national currency.   Following a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Thursday, Mohammad-Reza Farzin replaced former central bank governor Ali Saleh-Abadi, who resigned from his post following weeks of pressure.    According to the state-run …

Al-Arabia – Israel has improved its readiness to attack Iran, outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday as he cited preparations that the military is making to hit nuclear sites. Speaking at an Air Force graduation ceremony, Gantz said that pilots may one day be called upon to take part in such an offensive. “You may cross the sky …

Iranwire – Alireza Hosseini, 28, died after being hit by a stray of bullets fired by security forces on September 23 during a street protest in Eslamshahr, Tehran Province. This report tells Hosseini’s story through the eyes of an eyewitness who spoke to IranWire. This witness spent three weeks looking for the victim’s family before finally meeting with his father. …