Iran: Independent investigation into schoolgirl’s critical injuries needed amid mounting evidence of a cover up Amnesty International | October 6, 2023 The international community must demand that the Iranian authorities allow the UN Fact-Finding Mission and other independent monitors to enter the country to investigate the circumstances leading to the hospitalization of […]
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize Reuters | Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little | October 6, 2023 OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and
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Iran’s Influence Operations: Beyond Borders and Digital Frontiers NEWSLOOKS | Ramesh Sephrrad | Oct. 6, 2023 Iran’s regime seeks to carve out a favorable position on the global stage, its influence operations extend beyond media, academic institutions, and think tanks. These efforts have grown more sophisticated
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Khamenei knows he can’t offer concessions, since the smallest shift could trigger another uprising across the deprived and suppressed nation Telegraph | Maryam Rajavi | September 17, 2023 Almost exactly a year ago, a remarkable nationwide uprising unfolded in Iran. It witnessed people from all walks of life chanting “death to [regime supreme leader
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Maryam Akbari Monfared, A Brave Woman Standing Like a Mountain against All Odd NCRI Women | August 27, 2023 Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has received additional sentences based on new charges filed against her by the clerical regime’s Ministry of Intelligence, as she is finishing serving 14 of her 15 years
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Iran: International community must stand with women and girls suffering intensifying oppression Amnesty International | 7/26/2023 The Iranian authorities are doubling down on their oppressive methods of policing and severely oppressing Iranian women and girls for defying degrading compulsory veiling laws, Amnesty International said today. In a detailed analysis published today, the organization exposes the authorities’ intensified nationwide crackdown on women and girls who choose not to wear headscarves in public. In the latest escalation on 16
Stop the Execution Spree in Iran Amnesty International | June 1, 2023 The Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific state-sanctioned killing spree under the guise of judicial executions. Those executed include people convicted of drug-related offences, protesters, political dissidents, and members of oppressed ethnic minorities. Call for states to urgently intervene to pressure the
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Iran: Khamenei Sets Unprecedented Execution Record The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) | May 7, 2023 Khamenei Sets Unprecedented Execution Record to Avoid Overthrow 16 executions on Thursday, 44 executions in one week, including 23 Baluch compatriots In an effort to save his regime from being overthrown, Khamenei has set
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Who is poisoning Iran’s schoolgirls? Is the regime responsible — and does Russia play a role? Stimson Center | April 27, 2023 Editor’s note: While the Stimson Center rarely publishes anonymous work, the author of this commentary is a Tehran-based analyst who has requested anonymity out of legitimate concern for their
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Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say CNN | By Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman | April 14, 2023 CNN – Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according
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