As Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei grapples with the knowledge that his proxy terror groups throughout the Middle East are falling one by one, either through war with Israel or rebel factions in the case of Syria, only one domino with meaningful power is left standing – that of Khamenei himself. To what … Read more
TEHRAN: An Iranian court sentenced six men to death for killing a paramilitary force member during 2022 protests over a Kurdish woman’s death in custody, Fars news agency reported. Arman Aliverdi, a member of the Basij volunteer militia linked to the Revolutionary Guards, died of his injuries after being stabbed in the Tehran district of Ekbatan … Read more
In the complex web of contemporary geopolitics, Iran under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emerged as a shadow empire, its reach extending far beyond national borders. Through a blend of ideological ambition and a vast network of proxies, Iran’s influence is felt in places as varied as Beirut, Gaza, and the corridors of power in … Read more
As Iran marks the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, it has become increasingly common to see women in Iranian cities walking without the mandatory hijab, a symbol of ongoing defiance and the protests sparked by her death. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Amini, 22, died on September 16, … Read more
Iranian protester Mahmoud Mehrabi, who was arrested in March 2023 for his protests against the regime, was sentenced to death on Sunday by a court in Isfahan, his lawyer, Babak Farsani, reported on X. Mehrabi was charged with “corruption on earth,” a charge often used by the Khamenei regime to target activists and protesters. … Read more
A document was leaked from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detailing how Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old girl who disappeared from a protest in 2022 before her body was found a few days later, was molested and killed by the regime’s security forces, BBC reported on Tuesday. Shakarami disappeared from an anti-regime protest in … Read more
Several American rappers and the Recording Academy have expressed their support for Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was sentenced to death last week for participating in the Woman, Life, Freedom protests that swept Iran in 2022. Salehi was prosecuted on charges of corruption on earth, a charge used often by the regime in Iran … Read more
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi – who was arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests that swept Iran in 2022 – was sentenced to death, Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raesian, told the Shargh newspaper on Wednesday. Salehi was prosecuted on charges of corruption on earth, a charge used often by the regime in Iran to target … Read more
An Iranian Baloch human rights activist is at risk of being deported from Sweden to Iran, Iranian human rights organizations warned this week. According to the Baloch human rights organization Haalvsh, the activist Asma MirBalochzahi, also known as Asma Baloch, grew up in Bam in the Kerman province of Iran. According to Haalvsh, MirBalochzahi … Read more
Shervin Hajipour, the Iranian singer whose song Baraye (“For”) became an anthem of the “Women, Life, Liberty” protests in 2022, was sentenced on Friday to three years and eight months in prison and ordered to write a song against the US. The singer was sentenced to eight months in prison for publishing “propaganda against … Read more
