The Iranian judiciary ruthlessly executed four individuals this morning: Mohammad Faramarzi, Mohsen Mazloum, Wafa Azarbar, and Pejman Fatehi. The charges against them were allegedly linked to "Spying for Israel." However, the proceedings unfolded clandestinely, devoid of due

Russia's most prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny collapsed and died on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony where he was serving a long jail term, the Russian prison service said. R.I.P. washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…

Christiane Amanpour to Alexei Navalny: “Why do you want to go back?” Navalny: “I have to go back…he [Putin] is killing people…”

“Listen, I've got something very obvious to tell you. You’re not allowed to give up. If they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong.” — Alexei Navalny

In which it was as predictable as it is unfathomable. The Death of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Formidable Opponent newyorker.com/news/postscrip…

UN: Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa Amini | by Deepa Parent theguardian.com/global-develop…

“U.S. administrations have encouraged Israel to go on this journey to greater radicalism, until you end up getting the government with Ben Gvir and Smotrich,” former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy told me in an interview with Democracy in Exile. Read more: dawnmena.org/biden-dramatic…

Terrible news: Iranian journalist stabbed multiple times outside London home UK-based Pouria Zeraati is said to be in a stable condition after being attacked by two people but motive remains unclear telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/2…

Iranian activist/rapper #ToomajSalehi has been sentenced to death.The revolutionary court dismissed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the initial court's ruling as "guidance" & "sentenced him to death, on the bogus charge of “corruption on earth.”

“Iranian authorities must quash #ToomajSalehi’s conviction and death sentence and release him immediately,” demands Amnesty International.

Authorities have been unable to track the helicopter carrying Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, and other officials after its crash hours ago due to severe weather. State-controlled media is cautiously reporting on the incident, carefully choreographing the flow of information as

Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, is most likely dead, along with other officials and crew. State-owned media live reports of the helicopter's situation confirm that no one expected to survive the incident.

"Butcher of Tehran" is gone. Ebrahim Raisi, one of the most notorious Iranian officials, will be remembered for repression, execution, & death. He was the embodiment of the regime's cruelty, incompetence, and corruption. The Iranian people's reaction to his death speaks volumes.

History has a sense of irony: after years of talk about Raisi using the presidency as a stepping-stone in the race to succeed Khamenei, the presidency cost him his life, and Khamenei has to contend with the drama of an unwanted presidential succession. economist.com/middle-east-an…

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi talking to us at RadioFarda‌|‌راديو فردا says Ebrahim Raisi didn't not deserve such "an easy death" due to his role in serious human rights abuses in the Islamic republic, adding that he should have faced trial.

Demanding a Public Trial for Narges Mohammadi, a Trial Where Witnesses Can Narrate and People Can Judge Sign petition : narges.foundation/public-trial/ #FreeNarges #WomanLifeFreedom #NargesMohammadi

Hamid Nouri was convicted of war crimes in 🇸🇪 over the mass killing of prisoners in 1988 in Iran. The Swedish govt today swapped him with 2 prisoners in Iran. Indefensible & disgusting. The quest for justice continues, as hostage-taking doesn't stop it. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/…

My fist Op-Ed since I was released… I endured Evin, Iran’s most notorious jail. I can’t understand how Sweden can leave its citizen to die there | Siamak Namazi theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran's Next President Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's next president in an election marked by low voter turnout and widespread disillusionment. Below are key insights into the recent presidential elections and what they reveal about Pezeshkian's

“All literature—all art, in a way—is political.” British-Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh’s expansive interview with Omid Memarian on Palestine, Israel, diaspora, and the unique power of a novel that “takes an individual anywhere in the world.” Democracy in Exile dawnmena.org/all-literature…