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Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago

 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
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
UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder
incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024


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

Read also: Armita's Story: Iran's Generation Z Rebellion Against the Ayatollahs

Ongoing since Oct. 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom Part6
 Click here for previous Commemorations  
And more commemorational stories
Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na'ami
Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

'Women's Arab Spring 1.2'
April 9, 2025
Incl. Syria: YPJ The Women’s Protection Units fighters

  
 About the Afghanistan Women Revolt
April 10 - 7, 2025

PALESTINE
April 9, 2025

HAIL TO THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and his placeman president. The message of the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (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

(Updates April 11, 2025) 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.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom. Long live a long and free Iran 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 UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024 Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's state-sanctioned murder incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday and earlier news about a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:   Read her updated story here   & Actual news:  Generation Z Leads Hijab Rebellion on Tehran’s Streets and Earlier Stories and more

UPDATE April 8, 2025 Actual news of the
continues resistance of the

Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
Narges Mohammadi: "Tyranny will fall"
Pakhshan Azizi: "You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"
Sharifeh Mohammadi: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Varisha Moradi: "Resistance is life"
 in continuation of the resistance of the 4 sisters and others
Earlier reports
and
read all their previous fights

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
 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.

Symbol of restance of Iranian women

Dear reader, let us, apart from all the other news following please read first the most inspiring but alas also most disturbing news.
In other words: Rise more for the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprisal. Gino d'Artali


The sanctity of life
Medyanews - April 10, 2025 - by Fréderike Geerdink
The sanctity of life is under pressure
Fréderike Geerdink condemns the rising global use of the death penalty, particularly in Iran, where Kurds face disproportionate executions. She argues against state-sanctioned killings, emphasizing that life is sacred and should not be subjected to repressive regimes.
We need to speak out against the death penalty more. The number of countries still using this barbaric punishment is at an all-time low, but the number of executions is actually rising. And my bet is that this is the start of a global trend. After all, the death penalty is a handy tool in the hands of fascists, a particular kind of leader that is rapidly gaining global momentum. The latest horror story about the death penalty comes from Iran, and it’s about a Kurdish man. Both are not coincidences. Iran is again the country that has carried out the most death penalties worldwide in 2024, Amnesty concluded in a report. Minorities, among whom Kurds, are disproportionally affected. The story revolves around a man named Hamid Huseynnejad Heyderanlu. He is from Rojhilat (Kurdistan in Iran), but his mother’s family is originally from Bakur (in Turkey), the province of Van, bordering Iran. He was sentenced to death for a crime – it’s unknown which crime – that was committed while he was visiting his family in Bakur. His mother has given details in a video message. There are phone records that prove where he was, and there is a stamp in his passport saying he left the country for a trip before the date of the crime.
Children
Initially, the family didn’t make the case public. But now they are desperate. Hamid, who is married and has three children, has been in prison for two years now, of which one year in full isolation. He was forced to confess to the crime under heavy torture. Hamid’s mother calls on human rights organisations and the general public to stand with her, and demand her son’s release. Hopefully, publicity helps and Hamid’s life will be saved. Hopefully, this will also work for three Kurdish women on death row. They are Warisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammedi. They are political prisoners and sentenced for the crime of standing up for humanity. There has been quite a lot of public attention for their cases already, including from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. So far, the regime doesn’t blink an eye, but hope hasn’t been lost yet. Authors Abbas Alizadeh and Soran Mansournia have phrased it well here on Medya News: “Defending their lives is not just about individual justice; it is a stand for the fundamental belief that peaceful activism and the pursuit of human rights should never be punishable.”
Sympathy
But I want to speak out too for those who have committed a crime. Hengaw often has news about Kurds and other minorities, like Baloch citizens, being hanged for crimes like murder or drugs trafficking. These people usually attract far less sympathy from the public. They knew the punishment for what they did, so they brought it on themselves, right? Probably, they knew, but that’s the thing with the death penalty: research has shown again and again that the death penalty doesn’t help bring crime down. If it has any effect on crime rates, it works the other way around: the more violent the state, the more violent the citizens. But such statistics are, eventually, irrelevant. Because the state should not have the right to take anybody’s life. Life is sacred, and the right to life is unconditional. The latter means that whatever you do, even taking somebody’s life, it does mean you lose your right to life. In short, the death penalty should be abolished everywhere for every crime. It’s merely a tool of repressive regimes to keep the citizens under control and to intimidate them. Which is why I am worried. For many years, the trend has been that one country after the other abolished the death penalty. With authoritarianism on the rise, it could very well be that the trend will be reversed. Or that the number of crimes you can get the death penalty for, goes up.
Kurds
The signs are there. The most worrying sign is the blatant disrespect for human life. It’s easy to point at Iran or China (the latter doesn’t publish numbers about executions so it might be much higher than Iran), or name the US as one of the few western nations that still carry out the death penalty, but Europe isn’t much better. For example my country, the Netherlands, has long since abolished the death penalty, but it is supporting the genocide in Gaza and doesn’t hold Turkey to account for its ongoing repression, including murder, of Kurds. Turkey has abolished the death penalty but it doesn’t shy away from extrajudicial murders in Rojava (Kurdistan in Syria) and Başur (in Iraq). As always, I plea for looking at the larger picture. The right to life and the sanctity of life are under pressure. In Iran, the lives of Hamid Huseynnejad Heyderanlu, Warisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammedi are at stake. I deeply hope their lives will be saved. But if that happens, please don’t stop worrying about life.
Fréderike Geerdink is an independent journalist. Follow her on Bluesky (or X) or subscribe to her acclaimed weekly newsletter Expert Kurdistan.>>
Source: https://medyanews.net/the-sanctity-of-life-is-under-pressure/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 8, 2025
<<Femicide in Tehran: Soraya Bayatlu, child marriage victim, killed by husband in “Honor” attack
A woman identified as Soraya Bayatlu was brutally murdered in her sleep by her husband in Tehran. The killing was carried out under the pretext of “honor” and rooted in "suspicions of infidelity." According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Monday, April 7, 2025, 34-year-old Soraya Bayatlu, a victim of child marriage, was killed by her husband using a blunt object while she was asleep. The Iranian state-run Tasnim News Agency reported that the suspect, who allegedly suffers from mental health issues, fled the scene after the murder and remains at large. According to the couple’s two children, the perpetrator—identified as Jalal Bayatlu—acted on suspicion and so-called “honor motives” in killing his wife.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-21

and other actual news


10 Baloch prisoners executed
Jinha - Womens News Agency - March 11, 2025
<<10 Baloch prisoners executed in Iran in 3 days
At least 10 Baloch prisoners were executed in various prisons across Iran in less than three days, the Balochistan Human Rights Group said in a statement on Thursday.
News Center- In recent days, Iran has witnessed a wave of executions of Baloch prisoners. At least 10 Baloch prisoners were executed in various prisons across Iran in three days, the Balochistan Human Rights Group said in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, two Baloch prisoners named Ehsan Bamari and Yasin Bamari were executed in Iranshahr Prison on the morning of Thursday. On April 8 and April 9, two Baloch prisoners named Amir Ahmad Sanaei (Mazarehi) and Younes Kord (Abdullah Naroyi) were executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad and eight Baloch prisoners named Abd al-Hakim Azim Gorgij, Abdulrahman Gorgij, Taj Mohammad Kermali, Sajad Barahoi, Gholamreza Pardakhtheh (Gorgij) and Esmaeil Dahmorda were executed in other prisons in Iran.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/10-baloch-prisoners-executed-in-iran-in-3-days-36855


Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 11, 2025
<<Kurdish media activist Nariman Randani re-arrested by Intelligence in Saqqez
Nariman Randani, a Kurdish media and civil activist from Saqqez, has been arrested once again by intelligence forces, just weeks after being temporarily released. According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 35-year-old Nariman Randani was arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence at his shop and taken to an undisclosed location. At the time of this report, no information is available regarding the reasons behind his arrest, the charges filed against him, or his current whereabouts. Randani had previously been released on March 5, 2025, after spending 33 days in detention at the Sanandaj Intelligence Department and Saqqez Central Prison. He was released on bail set at 600 million tomans, pending further legal proceedings. He and his brother, Milad Randani, were previously transferred to the Shahramfar Detention Center, affiliated with the IRGC Intelligence Division in Sanandaj, following their initial arrest. Nariman Randani was first detained on January 22, 2025, by security forces in Saqqez.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-33

Iranwire - April 10, 2025
<<Argentina Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Khamenei
Argentina’s lead prosecutor, Sebastián Basso, has requested arrest warrants for the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, over the 1994 AMIA bombing. Basso said Khamenei directly ordered the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured 300. According to the prosecutor, Khamenei “led the decision to carry out a bomb attack in Buenos Aires in July 1994 and issued executive order (fatwa) 39 to carry it out.” Basso asked Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas to summon Khamenei to testify about his involvement in the July 18, 1994 attack, along with other Iranian suspects. The prosecutor said Khamenei sponsored a clandestine armed organization linked to Hezbollah that carried out the AMIA bombing and other terrorist acts. Basso requested an Interpol notification for the arrest and ordered Argentine federal security forces to detain Khamenei if he enters Argentine territory.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/140234-argentina-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrant-for-khamenei/


Vida Rabbani
Iranwire - April 10, 2025
<<Journalist Vida Rabbani Released from Evin Prison on Parole
Imprisoned journalist Vida Rabbani was released from Evin Prison on Wednesday after being granted conditional parole. Her husband announced the news by posting a photo of Rabbani outside the prison. "After 32 months, Vida has finally been released on parole," he said. He added, "While I’m happy about Vida’s freedom, true freedom is a collective concept that won’t be complete until it’s fully realized. I hope for the release of all political prisoners." Rabbani was first detained in January 2020 while reporting on protests following the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). She was sentenced to five years in prison. Although her sentence was later suspended, Rabbani was rearrested during the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police. At that point, her original prison sentence was reinstated. Rabbani is a Tehran resident, married, and a member of the Journalists’ Union. She holds a master’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/women/140232-journalist-vida-rabbani-released-from-evin-prison-on-parole/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 10, 2025
<<RGC Intelligence arrests two Kurdish men in Amol
Two Kurds from Marivan, identified as Rebwar Arzhangi and Hamid Saeedi, have been arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence in the city of Amol, Mazandaran province. Their whereabouts remain unknown. According to a report received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the two were arrested on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Amol. Rebwar Arzhangi is originally from Ney village, and Hamid Saeedi is from the city of Marivan. A source close to the families told Hengaw: “They were able to make a brief phone call about 24 hours after their arrest, informing their families that they were in IRGC Intelligence custody in Amol. Since then, there has been no further contact or information.” As of the time of this report, there is no confirmed information regarding the reasons for their arrest, the charges brought against them, or their current location. All efforts by their families to obtain information have so far been unsuccessful.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-30


Jinha - Womens News Agency - April 10, 2025
<<Female street performer arrested in Rasht
The video showing the arrest of a female performer in Iran’s Rasht city has sparked a wave of protests on social media platforms.
News Center- A video showing the arrest of a young female violinist at the Rasht Municipality Square has sparked a wave of protests on social media platforms. The video shows how Iran’s security forces forcibly arrested the woman and confiscated her violin. No information has been received about the date of her arrest and where she was transferred. Since the video was shared on social media platforms, many social media users have criticized the behavior of Iran’s security forces towards the street performer and said that playing a musical instrument in the street should not be considered a crime. Some social media users have defined the arrest as “double oppression” against women trying to earn a living while the number of unemployment among young women are very high in the country.>>
Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/female-street-performer-arrested-in-rasht-36846


Other inocent women hanged
NRCI - April 9, 2025 - In Women's news
<<Three Women Executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad
Three women were executed at dawn on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, among at least ten inmates in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, Iran.
Five of the victims were Sunni prisoners of conscience, executed after 9 years of imprisonment. Four of the individuals — including two of the women — had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges. Another woman, who had been imprisoned on charges of murder, was also executed on the same day. As of the time of this report, the Iranian regime’s state media and official sources have not confirmed the execution. With the execution of these three women, the number of women executed in Iran in 2025 has risen to eleven. Amnesty International, in its Annual Report 2024, announced that a whopping 64% of the executions worldwide had been carried out in Iran.
Iran: The World’s Leading Executioner of Women
Iran holds the grim record for the highest number of women executed globally. According to data compiled by the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at least 274 women have been executed in Iran since 2007. Many of the women executed by the Iranian regime are themselves victims of domestic violence and discriminatory family laws. A significant number have acted in self-defense. The number of women executed in Iran saw a sharp rise in 2024. At least 34 women were hanged last year, with 23 of these executions occurring after Massoud Pezeshkian took office. In total, the regime executed at least 1,000 prisoners in 2024. In the Iranian calendar Year 1403, at least 38 women were executed in Iran, marking a disturbing 90% increase compared to the previous year.
A Statistical Comparison of Women’s Executions in Iran
Between 2013 and 2020, at least 120 women were executed in Iran, averaging 15 executions per year. In contrast, the execution of 34 women in 2024 marks more than a twofold increase, signaling an alarming trend. Since Ebrahim Raisi took office in 2021, the number of executions—including those of women—has steadily increased. This upward trajectory has accelerated after Raisi’s death on May 19, 2023, and Pezeshkian’s rise to power in August 2023. Since Raisi’s death, an average of 3.3 women have been executed per month. Pezeshkian openly defended the regime’s execution policy on October 9, 2024. In comparison, during Raisi’s 34-month tenure, 63 women were executed, averaging 1.85 executions per month. These figures reinforce the reality that, regardless of who holds the presidency, the Iranian regime continues to trample on the rights of its people—especially women.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/04/09/three-women-executed/

Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - April 9, 2025
<<Karim Jalili marks sixth day of Hunger Strike at Masjed Soleyman Prison
Karim Jalili, a Lor man from Masjed Soleyman city, Khuzestan province, has gone on a hunger strike to protest his condition in the city's prison. He has spent the past 28 days in detention. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Karim Jalili, a 41-year-old man from Masjed Soleyman, has been on a hunger strike in the city's prison since Tuesday, March 5, 2024. An informed source close to Karim Jalili's family told Hengaw that, the political defendant began his hunger strike six days ago to protest his uncertain situation and the IRGC's intelligence trumped-up files. The source added that Karim Jalili's case has been referred to the Dezful court, and he will continue his hunger strike until his condition is clarified. Karim Jalili was arrested by IRGC forces in Masjed Soleyman on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Earlier, Hengaw reported that Karim Jalili was arrested for his activities on social media regarding issues such as International Women's Day and publishing posts in support of the man killed from Izeh, Abol Korkor. Karim Jalili was also arrested by government forces during the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" (Woman, Life, Freedom) movement and the protests of November 2019 and January 2017.>>
Source: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/04/article-25

NRCI - April 9, 2025 - In Women's news
<<Parisa Darvish Forcibly Disappeared in Mashhad: A Continuing Pattern of State-Backed Abductions in Iran
Parisa Darvish, a young woman residing in Mashhad, has been reportedly detained by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and taken to an undisclosed location. No security or judicial authority in Iran has formally acknowledged her arrest or confirmed her whereabouts.
Parisa Darvish, approximately 30 years old and a homemaker, has been missing since late February. Her family and close contacts have received no information regarding her physical condition, legal status, or place of detention. Over the past few weeks, her family has made repeated efforts to locate her by contacting security and law enforcement offices in Mashhad, but their inquiries have gone unanswered.
Enforced Disappearance: A Tool of Fear and Repression
Enforced disappearance—a practice condemned by international human rights organizations, including the United Nations—is considered a crime against humanity. In Iran, this method has long been used to silence dissent and spread fear among civil society. Historically, numerous cases have been documented in which citizens, civil activists, protesters, or even ordinary individuals were arrested without a court warrant and held incommunicado in secret detention centers. Detainees often face psychological pressure, are denied access to legal counsel, and are subjected to coercive interrogations, torture, and forced confessions. Under Article 49 of Iran’s Code of Criminal Procedure, judicial and security officials must promptly inform the detainee’s family and lawyer of the reasons for arrest, location of detention, and potential charges. However, repeated violations of this legal provision—particularly in politically sensitive cases—have become alarmingly routine.>>
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/04/09/parisa-darvish-forcibly-disappeared/


Aida Ghajar
Iranwire - April 8, 2025 - by Aida Ghajar
<<IranWire Journalist Details Alarming Rise in Executions to European Parliament
IranWire’s chief correspondent, Aida Ghajar, addressed EU Parliament members on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. She presented evidence of escalating human rights abuses in Iran, including a 14 percent increase in executions over the past year. The journalist, who lives in exile, began her address with a personal reflection. “What if I hadn’t gone into exile? What if I had stayed in Iran?” Ghajar asked the chamber. “What would have become of my 22-year-old son - the young man who is now studying for a Master’s degree in International Criminal Law? “Would he have been shot and killed as a child, like Kian Pirfalak, the 9-year-old boy whose only crime was dreaming?” She then presented alarming execution statistics, telling parliamentarians, “In 2024, at least 972 people were executed in Iran. “This number shows a 14 per cent increase compared to 2023. Among those executed, at least 30 were women.” According to Amnesty International data cited by Ghajar, “Iran accounted for 64 per cent of all recorded executions worldwide in 2024.”
The pace has not slowed in 2025.
“In the first three months of 2025, at least 230 people have been executed,” Ghajar said, citing the recent assessment of UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato, who described these numbers as “alarming.” “In March, 59 people were executed - 59 human beings who, if Iran were not under the control of the mullahs, would be speaking freely like you and me, playing with their children, and saying goodnight to them at bedtime,” she said. She highlighted the Islamic Republic’s specific targeting of protesters from the Woman, Life, Freedom movement that erupted after Mahsa Amini died in custody in September 2022. “In the past two years, following the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, at least nine protesters have also been executed in Iran,” she reported. “I would like to say their names,” she added, before mentioning Mohammad Hosseini, 39 years old, a sports coach and worker. She also named Javad Rouhi, 35, who “was sentenced to death three times. Under torture, he lost his ability to speak, and he died on the way to the hospital due to delayed medical attention.” The crackdown has driven some activists to suicide, including “Kianoush Sanjari, a journalist who had been living in exile. “He could not bear the pain of exile and returned to Iran. He was kept under constant surveillance by intelligence agents. On November 24, 2024, he died by suicide.” Six more protesters currently face execution. Milad Armoon, Alireza Kafaee, Amir Mohammad Khosh-Eghbal, Navid Najaran, Hossein Nemati, and Alireza Barmazarpournak - all of them were protesters.
“They were arrested, sentenced to death without any evidence, and are still on death row today.” Ghajar identified three women facing execution: Sharifeh Mohammadi, 46 years old, a social worker, mother of a child, and daughter of a worker; Pakhshan Azizi, 40 years old, a social work activist; and Vareisheh Moradi, 39 years old, a political activist. The women’s sentences, according to human rights defenders, represent “revenge by the Islamic Republic for the Woman, Life, Freedom movement.” Ghajar said, “The regime wants to send a message: that when it comes to executions, it makes no distinction between women and men.” She also detailed sexual violence against protesters, including a 21-year-old student whose “breasts were squeezed” by an interrogator while “she screamed in agony.” After her release, the young woman returned to protests and was shot with a paintball gun, losing sight in one eye. According to Ghajar, this was “the same fate that befell at least 580 protesters who lost one or both of their eyes.” “Let me speak about journalists,” Ghajar added. “Vida Rabhani, Reza Vali Zadeh, Zhina Modares Gorji, and Mostafa Nemati are in prison simply for their commitment to exposing the truth.” Ghajar warned that Iran’s repression extends beyond its borders. “Islamic Republic repression is not just within Iran; it has also reached us abroad,” she said. “According to statistics from the Broumand Foundation, in the 45 years of the Islamic Republic’s rule, at least 903 extrajudicial killings have taken place outside Iran’s borders by the IRGC and Ministry of Intelligence agents, or under their orders.”>>
Source: https://iranwire.com/en/features/140177-iranwire-journalist-details-alarming-rise-in-executions-to-european-parliament/

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