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Iranwire – “Did you know?” is the title of a series of new IranWire reports. We will collect, analyse, calculate and compare data from reliable sources and will produce an infographic. The aim of these reports is to draw a clear picture of events in Iran.  *** Did you know that the Islamic Republic has suppressed approximately one widespread anti-government protest every four …

Iranwire – Payam Vali is one of the members of Iran’s long persecuted Baha’i religious minority who have been arrested in the country in the past two months. He was taken to custody on September 24 after police raided his home and workplace in the city of Karaj, near Tehran. He was severely beaten by the officers after resisting arrest. During interrogations, …

Iranwire – Supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s ideological influence has affected Iranian athletes in all respects: from mandatory hijab for female athletes and forbidding men and women to shake hands to the prohibition on playing with Israeli athletes and now using the football team for the benefit of the Islamic Republic.  The government’s efforts to create competition between fans of the clubs of …

Iranwire – More than 105 people have been killed in Kurdish towns over the past month, an Iranian MP said Sunday as security forces continue to violently clash with protesters. Jalal Mahmoudzadeh, representing the Kurdish city of Mahabad in the Iranian parliament, also said Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi should be held accountable for the situation in Kurdish areas of Iran. …

VOA – The United Nations children’s agency issued a statement Sunday condemning “the violence and abuse that have reportedly claimed the lives of over 50 children and injured many more during the public unrest in Iran.” The agency said it is “deeply concerned about continued raids and searches conducted in some schools” and said that “schools must always be safe …