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Iranwire – Canada has imposed a fourth package of sanctions against the Iranian clerical regime over what it called “ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations and continued actions to destabilize peace and security.” The new sanctions list includes four individuals and two entities believed to be involved in human rights abuse “either in Iran or in the regime’s malign …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have banned a prominent professor of Persian literature who has voiced support for students’ demonstrations from teaching, amid a brutal crackdown in universities and other higher education institutions. On October 26, Dr. Iraj Mehraki was prevented from entering the Islamic Azad University of Karaj after refusing to backtrack his support for the protesting students. “You are …

Iranwire – Javad Heydari should have blown out the candles of his 40th birthday cake today – instead it is the 40th day since he was killed. Iranians mark 40 days after a person’s death as part of the traditional mourning process.  Heydari, from Elvand, a suburb of Qazvin, was killed when he was shot by security forces in the early …

Iranwire – Mohammad Ghobadlo, a protester who was arrested on the charge of “corruption on earth” after participating in an anti-government rally, was sentenced to death after just one hearing, his mother said on Monday.  “My son is only 22 years old and he is also ill. They deprived him of having a lawyer and do not allow lawyers to …

Iran-HRM – Popular protests in Iran continued throughout the month of October. Unfortunately, in every protest the state security forces responded with severe violence. The amount of violence used against protesters has left thousands injured. The number of deaths is estimated at 450 so far. Some of the most significant events in October included killing protesters by beating on their …