During his election campaign, Masoud Pezeshkian promised to lift sanctions through negotiations. To encourage some people to participate in the elections, he claimed that he would “put an end to the market of sanction profiteers.” These sanctions, which are ostensibly imposed against the Islamic Republic but in reality impact the […]
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The composition of the cabinet in Masoud Pezeshkian’s government has even drawn criticism from his close allies. Pezeshkian spent three entire weeks gathering nearly 450 “experts” to help him form a supposedly diverse team for selecting his colleagues in the cabinet and fulfilling his campaign promises. However, after all this […]
Mohsen Aji, a resident of Piranshahr, was arrested after being summoned to the Intelligence Office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and has been transferred to their detention center in Naqadeh. According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, August 11, 2024, Mohsen Aji, a 27-year-old resident of the village of Kani […]
Solmaz Hassanzadeh, the sister of Mohammad Hassanzadeh, one of the victims of the 2022 nationwide protests in Bukan, has been released from Urmia prison after an eight-day hunger strike. According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Solmaz Hassanzadeh was released on temporary bail of 500 million tomans, pending the […]
Five women activists from Gilan have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, August 12, 2024, Nina Golestani, Rozita Rajayi, Anahita Hajazi, Negin Edalatkhah, and Anahita Dustdar were each sentenced by the Third Branch of the […]
Salam Khezrnejad, a resident of Piranshahr, was arrested by security forces and taken to an unknown location. According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, August 12, 2024, Salam Khezrnejad, a resident of Gorde Ben village in the Piranshahr district, was arrested by security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location. The report […]
The lawyers for Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, two prominent Iranian journalists, have announced that the Tehran Appeals Court has sentenced each of them to six years in prison. Initially, they were sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison in the preliminary court. According to Kolbarnews, the Tehran Appeals […]
Solmaz Hassanzadeh, the sister of Mohammad Hassanzadeh, who was killed during the nationwide protests of 2022, continues to be held in Urmia prison without any formal charges. She is now on the seventh day of her hunger strike in solitary confinement. According to Kolbarnews, Solmaz Hassanzadeh remains on hunger strike […]
Sarvenaz Ahmadi, a political prisoner and child rights activist, was transferred to the hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown during a raid by Evin Prison guards on the women’s ward. According to Kolbarnews, the incident occurred on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, when female prisoners in Evin protested the execution of […]
Pakhshan Nabizadeh has been temporarily released from Bukan prison after posting bail, pending the completion of her legal proceedings. According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, August 9, 2024, Pakhshan Nabizadeh, a resident of Bukan, was released on a bail of 500 million Tomans. She had been arrested by security forces in […]