Languishing in Prison for Being the Brother of a Journalist

The father of Mohsen Shekari, a 22-year-old protester who was executed in December after an unfair trial, has said that his son's gravestone has once again been vandalized. https://t.co/bl87sMw6FK #truth #Iran #IranRevolution

It has been more than a month since the arrest of Sajjad Shahrabi, a radio announcer and dubber who is also the brother of Shima Shahrabi, the editor-in-chief of IranWire’s Persian-language website. https://t.co/I5BpzNnVqs #truth #Iran #SajjadShahrabi

The protesters gathered around Grand Makki Mosque after Friday prayers, chanting slogans such as "We reject the Islamic Republic.” https://t.co/DDAQCyRAei #Truth #IranProtests #IranRevolution #MahsaAmini

The parents of Kian Pirfalak, a nine-year-old boy who was killed by Iranian security forces during protests last year, have filed a complaint against the "judiciary’s bailiffs" for the killing of their son. https://t.co/cfb08J1SpP #truth #IranRevolution #Iran

Our report examining how the Islamic Republic wages psychological warfare against its opponents, using a cyber-army or, as the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei characterizes it, “the officers of the soft war.” https://t.co/Jn3CNERsru #truth #Iran #IranRevolution

In an open letter from Tehran's Evin Prison, Reza Shahabi, a well-known labor activist, asked members of the International Labor Organization to expel the Islamic Republic's representatives from its meetings. https://t.co/rDCvBPtizb #truth #Iran #IranProtests

US Sanctions Iranian operatives involved in asssassination plots abroad. https://t.co/TshJ5ALD90 #truth #Iran

The Ordeal of an Instagram Page Admin in Iranian Dungeons Full story: https://t.co/Fy0bz3d7j2 #truth #Iran https://t.co/lxHK8lmb2r

Human rights advocates have expressed outrage over the appointment of Ali Bahreini, Iran’s UN ambassador, to serve as chairman of the forum, which is to focus on the contribution of science, technology, and innovation to promote human rights. https://t.co/aqBV0U2XJS #truth

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei also urged security and intelligence agencies to arrest women who are flouting mandatory hijab rules and to hand them over to the judicial authorities for “severe punishment.” https://t.co/yjcvPjYUDY #Truth #IranProtests #IranRevolution #MahsaAmini

The release of Asadollah Assadi, sentenced to 20 years in prison on terrorism-related charges by a Belgian court was somehow expected, but what came as a surprise was that the sultan of Oman, mediated to secure his release https://t.co/oCRj6fQ76Q #truth #Iran #Belgium #Oman

The signatories outlined proposals to abolish, or at least limit, the use of capital punishment across the world and urged UN to present them to the UN General Assembly. But do such initiatives work? https://t.co/JwxSoWCqHo #truth

The lawyer of an Iranian journalist who went on trial behind closed doors in #Iran on charges resulting from her coverage of Mahsa Amini’s death says he was denied the chance to present a defense. https://t.co/mH2LYaRixh #truth #MahsaAmini‌

The charges against Niloofar Hamidid, which could carry the death penalty, stem from their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody last year.  https://t.co/qKMHEORa1K #truth #JournalismIsNotACrime

“Houthi authorities’ flagrant targeting of Baha’is solely on the basis of their religious beliefs is a clear violation of their human rights,” said Niku Jafarnia, Yemen and Bahrain researcher at @HRW.  https://t.co/7NmCAwvASM #PersecutingReligiousMinorities

To compound the distress, it has been revealed that Abbas Manavi was interred over the grave of another deceased Baha'i who had passed away two months earlier at Khavaran cemetery. https://t.co/5HJEPgF1Nx #PersecutingReligiousMinorities

This week Iranian authorities disqualified the only woman candidate for the post of president of the Islamic Republic of #Iran Wrestling Federation. https://t.co/z5PpnALxQM #truth #IranRevolution #Iraniangirl

The Master’s Family Planning #truth #Iran #IslamicRepublic https://t.co/zXu9l3UsGt

Mohammad Hadi Imanieh, the governor of Fars province, warned that "appropriate" measures will be taken against the young man and woman involved in the incident, which he called a “direct violation of societal norms." https://t.co/InMPikp9At #truth #Iran

The 33-year-old Mahlagha Jaberi, who now lives in Los Angeles, said that the dress had the slogan “Stop Executions” on the back of its train but security guards made her cover that up when she arrived at the annual festival in #Cannes2023 . https://t.co/nPiJnaaWZq #truth #Iran

ICYMI: retirees from #Iran's telecommunications sector again gathered in multiple cities across 12 Iranian provinces this week to protest the government’s failure to improve their living conditions amid soaring inflation. https://t.co/QvhxMGiqV7 #truth #IranRevolution

The security team of Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founding father, assaulted a reporter while he was trying to take a photo. "They confiscated his mobile phone, subjecting him to continuous physical and verbal abuse.” https://t.co/5hSkk0EWeY #truth

The #US has issued sanctions targeting Iranian technology firm Arvan Cloud, two executives and an affiliated company for their roles in helping the Islamic Republic censor the Internet in the country. #Iran https://t.co/OrKLbZXeOh #truth

Iranian authorities have released one Danish citizen and two people with dual Austrian-Iranian nationality who were unjustly held in detention in #Iran. https://t.co/XtNsy2JUQX #truth