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Welcome to cryfreedom.net, formerly known as Womens Liberation Front.  A website that hopes to draw and keeps your attention for  babout the 21th. century feminist revolution as well especially the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi uprising in Iran and the and the uprisings of our sisters in other parts of the Middle-east. This online magazine that started December 2019 is published every week. Thank you for your time and interest.
Gino d'Artali
indept investigative journalist
radical feminist and women's rights activist 
 


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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in
2024:  March wk4 part3 -- March wk4 part2 -- March wk4 -- March wk3 part3 -- March wk3 part2 -- overview per month
and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1 -- click here for a menu overview November - Januari 2023


Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago. Update December 23, 2023

And
For all topics below
that may hopefully interest you click on the image:
February 19, 2024: Noteworthy by G. d'A.: concerning the below topics from here on all news will be embedded in either the actual news coverage or in a headlined title with a link to the full report or to ' The dance 'round the gallows' news.

'THE NO-HIJABIS'

Updated MARCH 6, 2024

'BIOLOGICAL
TERROR ATTACKS
AGAINST SCHOOLGIRLS'

Updated October 10, 2023

'IRANIAN JOURNALISTS
UNDER SIEGE'

Updated February 23, 2024  

'BLINDING
AS A WEAPON'

Updated January 3, 2024

'THE HANGING SPREE'

Updated Januari 24, 2024

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 

Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his placeman president, Ebrahim Raisi. The message of the women when he visited a university is plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JHINA MAHSA AMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far

Dear reader, from here on the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' pages menu will look a bit different and this to avoid too many pop-ups ,meaning the underlined period  in yellow tells you in what period you are and click on another underlinded period to go there. However, when needed a certain topic will be in yellow meaning it's a link to go that topic and will open in a new window. If you dissagree about any change feel more than free to let me know what you think at info@cryfreedom.net
This does not count for the  above topics which, when clicked on, will still appear in a pop-up window and for now the 'old' lay-out 'till I worked that all out. Thank you. Gino d'Artali
(Updates March 29, 2024) z



UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT. 

Articles about JINA
March 4 - February 27, 2024:
<<Iranian Teacher Arrested for <Illegal Gathering> at Mahsa Amini's Grave...
and more news

February 12 , 2024:
<<Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini's Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds
<<Mahsa Amini's Father: <Everything They Have Said and Shown is Lies>
and
WHO JINA AMINI REALLY WAS.
By Diako Alavi, a journalist from Saqqez and family friend of Mahsa Amini 
and
Jina Amini, the face of Irans uprising and revolution:
www.cryfreedom.net/the-face-of-irans-protests.htm

Click here for more articles
























We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:
 


Read her updated story here

AND

Updates of Jina Aminis' Revolution:
Part 16: December 28 - 16, 2023

Part 17: January 23 - 6, 2024
Part 18: March 4 - February 8, 2024
   

and links to earlier parts
 
Gino d'artali's opinion: We mourn AND fight!

And read also

ONGOING 'TILL VICTORY:
Jan 2024: 'WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM'
REVOLUTION

 

 

December 31, 2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini, our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom; *Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom 2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands and therefore is refused medical care although needing it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory is not easy, but it is certain"  * and Maryam Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since 15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent

 

 

 

A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
March 20, 2024
Letter from Narges Mohammadi for
Newroz
March 8, 2024
"As much as the Woman, Life, Freedom movement has bolstered women's awareness, courage, and bravery, it has also resulted in significant oppression and increased pressure on women in Iran by the Islamic Republic..."

"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw 

Click here for a news-overview from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023

 

 

 

 



JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS ALSO HEARD
And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update!

despite the mullahs' regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks out loud and clear

Click here for the latest news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 














MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED

Dec 30, 2023: Not bowing for the mullahs' regime she says: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"

 

 

 

 



 



March 12, 2024
I am a Woman! I Stand by My Beliefs!!

 

 

February 26, 2024

The Plight of Zeinab Jalalian: A Woman’s Struggle for Freedom and Justice

February 22, 2024 - RED ALERT
Leaked Documents Give Glimpse of Repression in Iran

Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

February 13, 2024

Forough Farrokhzad, a poet for all ages

Please do read the following articles with mostly very 'Inspiring Stories' - click on the underlined topics -
Updates:
March 25, 2024: This is the mullahs regime too
March 22, 2024: Condemnning Blinding of Protesters
March 19, 2024: Executions Murder Rape Torture Used to Repress Woman Life Freedom
 and
Systematic Rape in Detention Centers

Earlier story:
18 March, 2024:
43 human rights organizations request
and 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts

SPECIAL REPORT PALESTINE

Click here for an actual update
and other Middle-east news

'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'

Copyright: Walter Draesner
March 26 - February 22, 2024
Iranian political prisoners hold their 9th round of hunger strike in protest to executions in Iran
and

Saman Yasin, jailed Iranian rapper: "Take my life too and be done with it"


*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports
 

 

 

March   31 - 28 + 18, 2024
We'll endlessly commemorate Jina Amini...
and <<Parvin Mirasan Detained for 17 Months in Uncertain Conditions...
and <<Iranian Judiciary Imposed Inhumane Sentence of 74 Lashes and Two Years of Imprisonment for a Kurdish Child Kolbar...
and <<Women's Committee Condemns the Conviction of 11 Political Prisoners, Including 10 Women, to Long Prison Terms,...
and <<The Iranian Judicial System Imposes 40 Months of Imprisonment on the Brother of a Slain Kurdish Protester...
and <<Sara Tabrizi, 20, found dead in suspicious circumstances...
and <<Nasrin Javadi denied access to adequate medical care in Evin prison...
and <<Iranian Journalist Stabbed in London...
and <<Nasim Gholami Simiyari Detained 11 Months without Trial...
and other news
 

March 28 - 27, 2024
<<Kurdish Singer Abbaszadeh Faces Arrest Again...
and <<11 Iranian Women's Rights Activists Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison...
and <<Kurdish Political Prisoner Moved to Solitary in Iran, Execution Fears Rise...
and <<Report: Killing and Wounding of at Least 6 Kolbars at Kurdistan Borders...
and <<Violence Against Kolbars Continue as Iranian Forces Shoot Six...
and <<Bail Denied to Iranian Rapper Who Supported 2022 Protests...
and <<Kurdish Political Refugee Couple Faces Threat of Deportation from Turkey to Iran...
and <<Iran Arrests Transgender Person on 'Indecency' Charges...
and more news

March 26 - 23, 2024
<<Global Student Forum Condemns Iran's Suppression of Student Activists...
and <<Iran Hit by Heavy Rains, Flooding Disrupts Communication Routes...
and <<Kurdish Youths Injured During Nawroz Celebration: Direct Fire by Iranian Forces...
and <<Kurdish Kolbar Children's Tragedy - Frostbite Deaths and Iranian Forces' Fire Injuries...
and <<Iran's Rial Dips to All-time Low Against US Dollar...
and <<Noted Kurdish Singer Hassan Kakai Assaulted in Detention...
and <<Iranian MP Threatens Harsh Penalties for Hijab Violations...
and <<For nearly eight months, two Kurdish women remain in jail without standing trial...
and <<Detention and Disappearance of a Kurdish Individual in Oshnavieh
and more news
 
 

March 22 - 21, 2024
<<Iran Enforces New Restrictions as Ramadan Overlaps with Nowruz...
and <<Iran's Former Presidential Aide Assaulted Amidst Robbery Wave...
and <<Kurdish Former Political Prisoner Receives Thirteen-Year Sentence by Iranian Judiciary...
and <<The immigration of nurses has turned into a crisis in Iran...
and <<Iranian government started its crackdown on Newroz coordinators...
and <<Iranian Activist Detained, Others Threatened Ahead of Nowruz Ceremony...
and more news
 

and it will also bring you through more news in March 2024

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.


Mohammad Abbaszadeh
Iranwire - 28 March 2024
<<Kurdish Singer Abbaszadeh Faces Arrest Again
Iranian security forces have detained Kurdish singer Mohammad Abbaszadeh, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
The 35-year-old from Ilam province was reportedly arrested upon returning from Nowruz celebrations in Shuhan city. His current whereabouts and condition are unknown. This is not the first time Abbaszadeh has faced persecution by Iranian authorities. In October 2022, he was detained for singing a protest song. Released on bail a month later, he received a suspended sentence of two years' imprisonment, a travel ban, and a fine.
In April 2023, Abbaszadeh faced more charges for criticizing chemical attacks on schools on social media platforms. The poisonings had started in late November 2022, causing anxiety among parents and students. Some Iranians have suggested that the poisonings could be an attempt to force the closure of girls' schools or a retaliation for students and women leading anti-government demonstrations. While Iranian political figures and activists have described the wave of poisonings as <chemical> and <biological> attacks, officials have only admitted there may be a problem.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126764-kurdish-singer-abbaszadeh-faces-arrest-again/ 
Noteworthy by G. d'A: I'm not sure if the below named is the same person as the above named but still, here's a song dedicated to Jina Amini and the 'Zan, Zendegi, Azadi' that rose to commemorate her:

Jina is everyone's daughter
Masoud Mohammadi - 'Jin, Jian, Azadi • Women, Life, Freedom'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-6zmqC5DZI


At least 11 activists in the field of womens rights
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 28 March 2024
<<11 Iranian Women's Rights Activists Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison
At least 11 activists in the field of women's rights, identified as Sara Jahani, Yasamin Hashdari, Shiva Shahsiah, Negin Rezaei, Forough Samin-Nia, Zahra Dadras, Matin Yazdani, Jelveh Javaheri, Hooman Taheri, Zahra Dadras, and Azadeh Chavoshian, all from Gilan province, were collectively sentenced to 60 years and 6 months of imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, based on the verdict issued by Branch 3 of the Revolutionary Court of Rasht, presided over by Judge Mehdi Rasekhi, each of Yasamin Hashdari, from Bandar Anzali, Shiva Shahsiah, from Lahijan, Negin Rezaei, from Fuman, Forough Samin-Nia, Sara Jahani, Azadeh Chavoshian, Zahra Dadras, and Matin Yazdani, all from Rasht, were sentenced to 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day of imprisonment for the charge of <consensus and collusion with the intention of disrupting national security,> and 2 years, 7 months, and 16 days of imprisonment for <membership in an illegal group,> totaling 6 years, 1 month, and 17 days of imprisonment. According to the law on the consolidation of sentences, a severe sentence of 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day is fully enforceable for these individuals. Additionally, Zahra Dadras, from Rasht, was sentenced to 6 years and 1 day of imprisonment for <establishing an illegal group with the intention of disrupting national security> and 3 years, 6 months, and 1 day of imprisonment for <consensus and collusion to disrupt national security,> totaling 9 years, 6 months, and 2 days of imprisonment, which will be enforceable according to the law on the consolidation of sentences. Jelveh Javaheri and Hooman Taheri, from Rasht, two other defendants in this case, were also sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment each on charges of <propaganda against the government.> The trial of these 11 activists, who were detained in late August of the last year in the cities of Rasht, Fuman, Bandar Anzali, and Lahijan in Gilan province, was held in July 2023 (Iranian new year 1403).>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/article-47


Nasrin Sadat Shahraeeni
Jinha - Womens News Agency 28 March 2024
<<Nasrin Sadat Shahraeeni temporarily released from prison
Iranian political prisoner Nasrin Sadat Shahraeeni was temporarily released from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on Wednesday.
News Center- Iranian political prisoner Nasrin Sadat Shahraeeni was temporarily released from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on Wednesday. According to the local reports, she has been released from prison for nine days after paying 100 million tomans. Nasrin Sadat Shahrayeeni was arrested in September 2023 after being summoned to the Prosecutor's Office. In November, she was sentenced to one year and three months in prison on charges of <propaganda against the state> and <inciting people to disturb the order and security of the country>. Despite her deteriorating health condition, she was denied access to adequate medical care for months.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/nasrin-sadat-shahraeeni-temporarily-released-from-prison-34829 

Iranwire - 28 March 2024
<<Kurdish Political Prisoner Moved to Solitary in Iran, Execution Fears Rise
Iranian authorities have transferred Kurdish political prisoner Nayeb Askari to solitary confinement at Urmia prison, sparking concerns over his imminent execution. A close relative of Askari confirmed his relocation within the prison to the HRANA news agency. The motive behind the transfer remains unclear, but it aligns with the standard procedure of Iranian authorities to move inmates on death row to solitary confinement before execution. He was initially sentenced to death in April 2023 on charges of <waging war against God.> After a successful appeal for a retrial, the charges were changed to <rebellion.> However, in October 2023, the court reaffirmed the death sentence, reportedly in absentia of his lawyer.
The charges stem from Askari's alleged affiliation with a Kurdish opposition party. Askari was arrested in March 2021 by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence agents in Urmia. According to the Iran Human Rights organization's report, the Islamic Republic executed approximately 834 individuals last year.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/prisoners/126770-kurdish-political-prisoner-moved-to-solitary-in-iran-execution-fears-rise/


Land mines
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 28 March 2024
<<As a result of the explosion of land mines leftover from the 8-year war between Iran and Iraq on the border of Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah province, a shepherd by the name of Farshid Xosrawi from Sanjabi in Qasr-e Shirin lost his life. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Farshid Xosrawi, a member of the Khan Lili tribe of Qasr-e Shirin, lost his life instantly during cattle grazing when a landmine detonated. Morad Babakhani, the political and social deputy of the Qasreshirin governorate, also confirmed this incident of the loss of life of one of the tribesmen due to the land mine explosion but did not provide any details about his identity.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/article-46

Iranwire - 28 March 2024
<<Iran Police Arrest Three People on Blasphemy Charges
The Chief of Police in western Lorestan province said they have arrested three individuals accused of <blasphemy and insulting the Islamic Republic online.> The detainees' social media pages have been removed, and their identities remain undisclosed by order of the judiciary, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. This incident comes amid a broader crackdown on dissent in Iran.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126767-iran-police-arrest-three-people-on-blasphemy-charges/


Killing and Wounding of at Least 6 Kolbars
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 March 2024
<<Report: Killing and Wounding of at Least 6 Kolbars at Kurdistan Borders
In the past two days, one Kolbar has died of frostbite, and several other Kolbars have sustained severe injuries.
According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, the body of Saeed Selousi, a 33-year-old Kolbar from Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan province, was discovered after two days of search efforts by volunteer groups in the border heights of <Qizqapan> in this city. Saeed Selousi, married and the father of one child, succumbed to frostbite after disappearing on Monday, March 25. On the evening of Tuesday, March 26, a 17-year-old Kolbar child from Divandarreh, Sanandaj province, named Peyman (last name unknown), was injured by direct fire from Iranian border regiment forces at the Bastam border in Saqqez city. Simultaneously, 37-year-old Jabar Naderari from Marivan, Sanandaj province, sustained leg injuries from the same cause. He is married with family to support. Furthermore, Mateen Hosseini from the village of Serias, Paveh city, Kermanshah province, sustained injuries from the direct fire of these forces, while 47-year-old Gholam Faizi from Kamiyaran suffered a fracture due to falling from a height while attempting to evade the Iranian border regiment forces. Additionally, on Monday, March 25, Reza Nazari from Salas-e Babajani was shot directly by border regiment forces from a distance of one meter at the border of Nowsud, Kermanshah province, resulting in serious facial injuries. According to the statistics from the Statistics and Documents Center of the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, during the first week of 1403, at least 5 Kolbars lost their lives, and 19 Kolbars were injured, underscoring the urgent need for attention to their safety and well-being.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/article-43


Kurdistan Borders - Landmine Explosion
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 27 March 2024
<<Kurdistan Borders: Landmine Explosion Results in Severe Injuries for KurdishTwo Kolbars
As a result of a landmine explosion at the Sardasht border (west Azerbaijan province, Urmia), at least two Kolbars identified as Raouf Ahmadi and Jabbar Ahmadzadeh have been severely injured. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at least two Kolbars identified as Raouf Ahmadi (39 years old) from 'Zoraneh' village and Jabbar Ahmadzadeh (28 years old) from 'Kaneh Mashkeh' village were severely injured due to a landmine explosion in the mountainous border heights of 'Balfat' near the city of Sardasht.
Sources indicate that Raouf Ahmadi underwent leg amputation as a result of the explosion, while Jabbar Ahmadzadeh sustained other injuries. Both individuals have been transferred to medical centers for treatment.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/article-41

Iranwire - 27 March 2024
<<Violence Against Kolbars Continue as Iranian Forces Shoot Six
Border forces of the Islamic Republic in the western Kermanshah province have shot and seriously injured six kolbars amid an escalation of violence against the transborder porters. According to a report by the Kurdpa news agency, six kolbars were injured on March 26 in a shooting incident at the Nowsud border crossing. The identities of four of the injured kolbars have been confirmed as Ehsan Nazari, Mohammad Mahmoudi, Mohammad Yousefi, and Yasin (last name unknown). One of the kolbars is in critical condition, the report said. The kolbars are porters who haul goods on their backs over long distances across the borders of Iran, mainly in the impoverished, mountainous Kurdish areas adjacent to Iraq. According to the Kolbar News website, a total of 85 kolbars lost their lives while transporting goods in the western provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah between March and September 2023. The causes of their death included direct fire by military forces, blizzards, cold weather, and falls from mountains and heights.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126739-violence-against-kolbars-continue-as-iranian-forces-shoot-six/

Iranwire - 27 March 2024
<<Bail Denied to Iranian Rapper Who Supported 2022 Protests
Judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic have denied Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi's lawyer's request to dismiss his temporary detention order.
According to a post on Salehi's X social media account, run by his relatives abroad, one reason cited for the denial is the <corruption on Earth> charge in his indictment. This serious charge carries the potential punishment of execution. The post further said that the authorities believe Salehi's release would be a <disturbance of public order.> Other reasons behind denying bail include <fear of collusion with others,> the need for <easy access> to Salehi, and the risk of him <escaping.> Salehi was initially arrested in October 2022 after making public statements in support of the nationwide Woman, Life, Freedom protests that had erupted the previous month. He released songs criticizing the government and supporting the protests demanding more freedoms and women's rights. He also posted pictures and videos of himself during the demonstrations. In July 2023, a court sentenced the artist to six years and three months in prison for <corruption on Earth.> He was released on bail on November 18, 2023, after the Supreme Court, responding to an appeal, found <flaws in the original sentence.> It returned the case to a lower court for a reexamination and possible retrial. Salehi was returned to jail less than two weeks later to face new charges after publicly talking about his torture in prison in a video.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126742-bail-denied-to-iranian-rapper-who-supported-2022-protests/

Iranwire - 27 March 2024
<<Iranian Couple's Arrest in Türkiye Raises Deportation Fear
The recent arrest of a Kurdish political refugee couple in Turkiye has sparked fears of their deportation to Iran, with human rights groups urging international intervention. Reshad Mohammadi, a Kurdish activist from Kamiyaran, and his wife, Azhin Fahmideh Hosseini, were arrested by Turkish police recently, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. Their current location is unknown, but they were last seen being taken to a camp near Canakkale. Mohammadi, 34, and Hosseini, 30, were reportedly active in Kurdish political circles in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for several years. Facing pressure from Iranian security forces, they were forced to flee and seek refuge in Türkiye, with the eventual goal of reaching Europe.
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights expressed concern about the couple's potential deportation to Iran. <They risk torture and other inhuman treatment> at the hands of Iranian authorities, the group said. The organization has called for urgent intervention by human rights organizations and international bodies, particularly those focused on refugee support. The deportation of asylum seekers, refugees, and political and civil activists living in Turkiye to Iran has seen a worrisome surge in recent years. United Nations refugee officials have also reduced their activities and now defer the handling of refugees to the Turkish government. Previously, the Turkish government deported political activist Shahryar Baratinya to Iran, leading to his imprisonment in Evin Prison since August 3, following his deportation.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126747-iranian-couples-arrest-in-t%C3%BCrkiye-raises-deportation-fear/


Rashad Mohammadi and Azhin Fahmideh Hosseini
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 26 March 2024
<<Kurdish Political Refugee Couple Faces Threat of Deportation from Turkey to Iran
Turkish security forces have arrested a Kurdish political refugee couple, Rashad Mohammadi and Azhin Fahmideh Hosseini, raising concerns about their potential deportation to Iran. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Rashad Mohammadi, a Kurdish political activist from Kamiyaran, and his wife, Azhin Fahmideh Hosseini, from Sarvabad county in Marivan city, were apprehended by Turkish police in recent days. They have since been taken to a camp near the city of Canakkale, with no further information available about their current status.
Azhin Fahmideh Hosseini, aged 30, and Rashad Mohammadi, aged 34, have been actively involved in political activities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq for several years. They were compelled to flee the region due to persistent pressure from Iranian security forces, seeking refuge in a safer country with the ultimate aim of reaching Europe. The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights expresses deep concern over the potential deportation of this Kurdish couple to Iran, where they may face torture and other inhumane treatment at the hands of the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Urgent attention is called for from human rights organizations and international bodies, especially those dedicated to supporting refugees.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/03/article-40

Iranwire - 26 March 2024
<<Iran Arrests Transgender Person on 'Indecency' Charges
The Islamic Republic's police have arrested a transgender individual in northeastern Iran. The police chief of Gonbad-e Kavus, Golestan province, announced the arrest of a transgender person. The individual is arrested on the charge of <gathering a group of young motorcyclists to cause traffic disruptions in Gonbad-e Kavus, with the intention of promoting indecency and promiscuity.> However, the specific actions constituting <indecency> haven't been disclosed. Regardless of the motive, legal proceedings have begun against the individual.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/126724-iran-arrests-transgender-person-on-indecency-charges/


Victory by Iranian women at 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup
Jinha - Womens News Agency 26 March 2024
<<Second victory by Iranian women at 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup
Iran women's national ice hockey team defeated Kyrgyzstan 6-0 at the 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup taking place between 24 and 30
News Center- Iran women's national ice hockey team defeated Kyrgyzstan women's national ice hockey team 6-0 at the 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup on Monday.
The team previously defeated the UAE 16-0.
Iran women's national ice hockey team will face off against India women's national ice hockey team Tuesday then with Philippines women's national ice hockey team on Wednesday. The 2024 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Cup is an international women's ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/second-victory-by-iranian-women-at-2024-iihf-women-s-asia-and-oceania-cup-34814?page=1

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