Sunday, December 22, 2024

 IRAN NEWS))))))


Ghazal Marzban, 41 years old, a Christian convert and legal professional, has been detained for over 40 days in Evin Prison in Tehran-Iran without being formally charged. She was reportedly taken into custody by the Iranian security forces after loudly protesting the regime’s oppression and economic injustices. Witnesses stated that she addressed Pope Francis during her protest, pleading for his support for the Iranian people and condemning the regime’s actions. https://tinyurl.com/yu9rdmmf

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Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a life sentence in the central Iranian city of Yazd, continues to face severe medical neglect despite her deteriorating health. Suffering from vision impairment, kidney disease, and gastrointestinal issues, she remains deprived of adequate medical care and has been barred from family visits for over three months, a restriction reportedly ordered by the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence. https://tinyurl.com/yeys5f72

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In the early hours of Sunday, December 15, a woman, along with six other prisoners, was hanged at Yazd Central Prison. The identity of the woman, has not been confirmed. She is the fifth woman to be executed in Iran this December. In addition to the seven executed in Yazd Central Prison, four others were executed at the Central Prison in Zahedan on Sunday, December 16. During the first week of December alone, four more women were executed in Iran. The execution rate for women has significantly increased under the clerical regime’s new president, Massoud Pezeshkian. https://tinyurl.com/4rh7rs59

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Siran Khosravi, a 37-year-old women’s rights activist from Sanandaj, has been in detention for nearly a month with no information about her current situation or whereabouts. She was arrested on November 19, 2024, when Iranian intelligence agents raided her home without a warrant. https://tinyurl.com/bdcnpw4k


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Leila Salimi, a prominent teacher and union activist from Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan Province, has had her dismissal from the Ministry of Education reduced to a two-month suspension. The appeals board issued the revised ruling for administrative violations. https://tinyurl.com/yj37at7f