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
Risking revival of unrest, Iran rulers tighten curbs on dissent Reuters | July 18, 2023 DUBAI, July 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s clerical rulers are clamping down on dissent ahead of the anniversary of the death of a young woman in morality police custody, fearing a revival of nationwide protests that
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Time for Western Democracies to Stand with Iranian People Townhall | Homeira Hesami | Jun 10, 2023 Iran has been rocked by anti-government protests for years but the uprising that began in September 2022 is fundamentally different. With citizens taking to the streets, they are now
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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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Iran: Deliberate poisoning of schoolgirls Iran: Deliberate poisoning of schoolgirls further evidence of continuous violence against women and girls United Nations | 16 March 2023 GENEVA (16 March 2023) – UN experts* today expressed outrage at the deliberate poisoning of more than 1200 schoolgirls in Iran’s major cities and the State’s failure
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