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Manifest - Oct 26, 2025
Slaughterhouse Rape

Manifest - Start August 31, 2025
Matriarchism is alive and kicking
UPDATE with New Story: Sept 19, 2025:
Tunisian women react to gender remarks: A consequence of patriarchal mentality
Earlier stories embedded:
Sept 10, 2025: Rûken Nexede on ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’: Philosophy of freedom, equality
And “How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

Manifest - Axis of Evil - J´Accuse :-)
August 8 025

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

Editors' info: About a possible change of the name of the outlet:
and no, the URL www.cryfreedom.net will not change in this. Too much hassles and as such the outlet
is too well known to run that risk. Still, to enhance the content of it the
name online will be incl. a logo named
´Woman, Life, Freedom - MENA News Agency
covering the news from the Middle East and North Africa and covering all the Arabic muslim world.
Any feedback, negative or positive, on this is more than welcome at info@cryfreedom.net
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 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

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 Dec 31, 2025

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 18, 2025 Full story of the Third anniversary of Jina Amini´s death 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

Sisters 4 each other - Sisters 4 All
UPDATE: Dec 13 - Nov 12, 2025
Narges Mohammadi arrested and supporters soon after too
Death sentence of Kurdish political prisoner Varisheh Moradi overturned
Zahra Tabari, Sentenced to Death, Appeals for Global Solidarity
Nov 3 - Sept 25, 2025
Zahra Shahbaz Tabari - Sentenced to Death After 10-Minute Trial
& her son speaks out: "She´not afraid to die"
& Sharifeh Mohammadi’s Death Sentence Commuted to 30 Years in Prison
& Maryam Akbari-Monfared - Iran’s Regime Raises Pressure on Families of Political Prisoners
&  Maryam Akbari-Monfared - Continued Denial of Medical Care in Qarchak Prison
Earlier reports

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
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 resistance of Iranian women
Narges Mohammadi - Jina Amini : "With war there cannot be democracy"

Jina Amini Lives On


Maryam Akbari Monfared
WNCRI - in Articles, Women's News - Dec 29, 2025
{Maryam Akbari Monfared, A Brave Woman Standing Like a Mountain Against All Odds
At midnight on December 29, Maryam Akbari Monfared completed her sixteenth year in prison, at a time when the streets of Tehran and cities across Iran are alive with anti-government protests.
Born on December 14, 1975, Maryam Akbari Monfared is the mother of three daughters. She is one of the most resistant female political prisoners who has chosen to live free without bowing down to the mullahs. At midnight of December 29, 2009, she was taken to Evin prison “to provide some explanations,” without being able to say goodbye to her daughters. But she never returned home. She was incarcerated because she sought justice for four of her siblings executed in cold blood by the clerical regime in the 1980s. Her sister, Roghiyeh Akbari Monfared, had a little daughter when she was sent to the gallows among the prisoners massacred in the summer of 1988.
Maryam Akbari expresses her solidarity with Khuzestan from behind bars letter to Mousavi Tabrizi
A Rainbow of Hope
Throughout the years she spent behind bars, Maryam has always inspired other prisoners. Her heart is as big as an ocean filled with feelings for everyone around her. One of her cellmates, political prisoner Atena Farghadani, describes her as “a woman whose resistance was a rainbow of hope for all the prisoners.” So, prison authorities have separated her from other political prisoners to prevent her from inspiring others. On March 9, 2021, they abruptly took her away to the Prison of Semnan and abandoned her among ordinary prisoners in violation of the principle of separation of crimes, where she was deprived of visitations and of making ordinary phone calls to her family. Maryam Akbari Monfared finished her 15 years of imprisonment without a single day of furlough on October 12, 2024. However, the authorities, who had fabricated new charges against her, extended her imprisonment for another two years. On October 22, 2024, they sent her to the notorious Qarchak Prison for women in Varamin, where she was held in solitary confinement for some time. Again, on October 9, 2025, when all female political prisoners were returned to Evin Prison, Maryam was not.
Despite Multiple Illnesses, Still Standing Strong
After 16 years of imprisonment, Maryam Akbari Monfared, who suffers from hypothyroidism, has also recently developed liver complications. She experiences chronic pain in her back and knees and has faced recurring episodes of numbness in her legs and sudden knee dysfunction. According to medical experts, these are alarming symptoms of neurological and spinal damage. Five specialists, including a neurosurgeon, an orthopedic surgeon, and forensic doctors, have unanimously emphasized the immediate need for surgery. Doctors have warned that further delays could result in severe nerve damage, loss of mobility, and urinary incontinence. The latest news is that she was transferred several times during a week to medical facilities outside the prison to receive physiotherapy and chiropractic care. However, prison authorities conditioned the continuation of her treatment on referrals to state-run medical centers, facilities which lack the capacity to provide the specialized care she requires. Her request for access to an appropriate treatment center on her own expense has so far gone unanswered. This comes even though the Legal Medicine Organization and the supervising judge had previously approved her transfer to specialized medical facilities. Her treating physician has also warned of serious consequences should her treatment be interrupted. Sixteen years after her unlawful arrest, Maryam Akbari Monfared remains imprisoned not for any crime, but for demanding truth and justice for her murdered family. Despite prolonged isolation, fabricated charges, and the deliberate denial of urgent medical care, she continues to stand with unwavering resolve. Her continued imprisonment is a stark symbol of the clerical regime’s fear of accountability and of women who refuse to be silenced. Maryam Akbari Monfared’s life is in danger. Immediate and unconditional release, along with full access to specialized medical care, is not only a legal obligation but a moral imperative.} Source: https://wncri.org/2025/12/29/maryam-akbari-monfared-a-brave-woman/


Kurds arrested during public protests
Hengaw - Dec 31, 2025
{Iran arrests four Kurds during public protests in Hamedan
Amid ongoing protests by shopkeepers and public gatherings in Asadabad, Hamedan Province, at least four Kurdish men have been arrested by forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The detainees have been identified as Aryo Morsali, Ramtin Bakhshi, Parsa Rezaei, and Pejman Salehi. According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the four individuals were arrested at approximately 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, following a protest gathering in Asadabad. All detainees are residents of Chenaran Sheikh village, in Asadabad County. A reliable source informed Hengaw that following their detention, local residents gathered in front of Police Station No. 11 at the entrance to the city to demand their release. State forces opened fire in an attempt to disperse the crowd. Most shops in Asadabad remained closed today as part of ongoing strikes, while business owners continue to face pressure and threats from authorities. No information is available regarding the detainees’ whereabouts or current condition. Source: Hengaw}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-169


Protests Continue in Iran
Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Dec 31, 2025
{Protests Continue in Iran Amid Security Crackdown and Mass Arrests
Iran has seen four days of escalating protests with economic and political demands, marked by security deployments, tear gas, arrests including students, and human rights warnings of repression and detention.
News Center — With the outbreak of a new wave of protests in Iran and their expansion across the country, concerns are mounting over intensified security repression and widespread arrests. Observers believe these protests represent a collective warning that reflects the growing gap between society and the ruling system. The protest wave entered its fourth day on Wednesday, December 31, after beginning last Sunday following a shutdown by traders at the “Alaeddin” commercial complex in Tehran, in protest against the sudden surge in currency exchange rates. What initially started as economically driven protests quickly took on a political character and spread to several cities, including Karaj, Tabriz, Isfahan, Khorramabad, Mashhad, Zanjan, Kerman, Hamedan, and Ahvaz. Meanwhile, Tehran witnessed heightened security measures and the use of tear gas to disperse demonstrators. In Tehran, a large number of students joined the protests, and student organizations announced their solidarity with market strikes, leading to the arrest of several students.
Security Warnings and Escalation in Official Rhetoric
Media outlets close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned against ignoring protesters’ demands, arguing that doing so could open the door to external security crises. The Fars News Agency quoted a security official as saying that “small, organized cells” were behind the radicalization of the protests—an indication that harsher repression may follow. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, security forces in Kermanshah arrested at least ten people, including children and young men, without disclosing their places of detention, health conditions, or the charges against them. This has heightened concerns among families and human rights activists and once again brought attention to the issue of extrajudicial arrests and violence against protesters, particularly minors. In Asadabad, in Hamedan Province, video footage showed direct gunfire by officers from Police Station No. 11 at protesters, amid a tense atmosphere and continuous sounds of gunshots. Khorramabad also witnessed violent clashes between security forces and protesters, during which tear gas and batons were used, spreading fear throughout the city. No official statements have been issued regarding the number of detainees or injured individuals.
Status of Detained Students
The Tehran University Trade Union Committee announced the release of some detained students, while the fate of others remains unknown. Student associations criticized the security approach to the protests, emphasizing students’ right to demonstrate. Observers argue that the current movement—an extension of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising—constitutes a collective warning to the Iranian system. The participation of traditional market sectors in the protests reflects the depth of the economic crisis and raises questions about whether an alliance between the bazaar, universities, and the streets could evolve into a comprehensive movement, or whether authorities will succeed in containing the crisis through repression and temporary promises. In a statement, the Islamic Association of Students at Tehran University and the University of Medical Sciences condemned the security handling of the protests and called for the immediate release of detainees and an end to what it described as “fabrication of cases,” stressing students’ right to protest. Reports and student-run social media accounts indicated that yesterday’s Tuesday gathering at Tehran University saw broad student participation with support from some trade union organizations. Security forces and plainclothes agents reportedly surrounded university entrances and student dormitories and arrested several students. At the same time, reports indicated that protests had spread to other universities, such as Sharif University of Technology and Amirkabir University, where gatherings continued in campus courtyards and at entrances, with students chanting slogans related to the economic crisis and demands to confront rising prices. Student activists confirmed that they will continue legal and media follow-up until the status of detainees is clarified and their legal rights are guaranteed. Families of detainees and their lawyers have also demanded visitation rights and information about places of detention and detainees’ health conditions. For their part, international human rights organizations have warned of the likelihood of escalating arrests and increasing repressive measures against students.} Video-Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/protests-continue-in-iran-amid-security-crackdown-and-mass-arrests-38255

Iranfocus - Dec 31, 2025 Sia Rajabi
{Iran: Protests By People in Front of the Governor’s Office in Fasa and the Killing of At Least a Protester
On the fourth day of nationwide protests in Iran, this morning people in Fasa County, in Fars Province, staged a large-scale protest. It is reported that two protesters were killed as a result of gunfire by Iranian regime security forces. Saberin News, a state-run news channel close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), confirmed the killing of one other protester during the Fasa protests and announced that the leader of these protests was a 28-year-old woman who has been arrested.

Mehdi Samavati
The Telegram channel “ir_Protests” reported that the name of the killed protester is Mehdi Samavati, an 18-year-old. Mehdi Samavati, an 18-year-old protester, was reportedly killed in Fasa today December 31. It is said that this morning Fasa came under the control of the people; the widespread presence of citizens forced Iranian regime security forces to retreat. Also, according to reports received, people in Mashhad joined the protests at Atlas Market. The Iranian regime is attempting to control the situation by deploying military helicopters. Today’s protests continued in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, and university students also resumed their demonstrations. At Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, students chanted “Death to the dictator.”
Call for a gathering by University of Kurdistan students in support of the nationwide protests
The Amir Kabir Newsletter reported that a group of University of Kurdistan students, while supporting the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people, have called for a gathering on Wednesday, December 31. The call states: «We are the children of the steadfast and brave mountains of Iran’s land; we will take to the میدان for our rights, for our freedom, and for a just future. » Another part of the call states: «We rise up to uproot the foundations of this corrupt system. Silence in the face of oppression and corruption is no longer permissible. Our voice will resonate throughout all of Iran. » Amid the protests and uprising of people in Tehran and other cities, the Iranian regime announced that on Wednesday, December 31, 25 provinces will be closed. Some of these provinces include Tehran, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Yazd, Lorestan, Kurdistan, Kerman, Isfahan, Gilan, Khuzestan, and Hormozgan.} Source: https://iranfocus.com/uncategorized/56541-iran-protests-by-angry-people-in-front-of-the-governors-office-in-fasa-and-the-killing-of-at-least-a-protester/


Students Protests
Hengaw - Dec 31, 2025
{Strikes and protests continue for the third consecutive day in Iran
A new wave of strikes and protests in Iran—triggered by worsening economic conditions, soaring inflation, and currency depreciation—continued for the third consecutive day with expanding participation from bazaar merchants across several provinces, including Tehran, Isfahan, Hamedan, Markazi, Khorasan Razavi, Fars, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, and Hormozgan. In several areas, state forces resorted to violence and arrests. According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, striking merchants and residents gathered or halted commercial activities in:
Tehran, Hamedan, Izeh, Fuladshahr, Mashhad, Isfahan, Arak, Marlik, Dargahan, Kermanshah, Nourabad Mamasani, Najafabad, Ahvaz, Farsan, and Qeshm. University students also joined the demonstrations, with protest gatherings reported at:
Shahid Beheshti University, University of Science and Culture, Amirkabir University of Technology, K. N. Toosi University, Tehran Polytechnic, Sharif University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Isfahan University of Technology, and Yazd University. State forces used tear gas, live ammunition, and physical force to disperse demonstrators, and carried out multiple arrests. Visual documentation shows detentions in Tehran’s Shush Square, though the identities of those arrested have not yet been confirmed.
Meanwhile, at least five students—Abolfazl Morvati, Mobin Aminiyan, Mani Idi, Aref Hadi-Nejad, and Shahin Shokoohi—were arrested in connection with student protests. In what appears to be an effort to restrict public gatherings, Iranian authorities announced the closure of government offices, schools, and commercial centers in 21 provinces for Wednesday, December 31, 2025. This protest movement began on Sunday, December 28, 2025, with coordinated strikes and marches by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Tehran before spreading to multiple cities across the country. Source: Hengaw}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-167

Hengaw - Dec 30, 2025
{Iran arrests at least five students in Tehran as protests spread
As protests by Tehran bazaar merchants entered their third day, and parallel student demonstrations took place in the capital, security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested at least five university students in Tehran. According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the arrested students have been identified as Abolfazl Morvati, a Master’s student in Computer Engineering at Sharif University of Technology; Mobin Aminiyan, an undergraduate Philosophy student at the University of Tehran; Mani Idi, an undergraduate Chemical Engineering student; Aref Hadi-Nejad, an undergraduate Philosophy student; and Shahin Shokoohi, a PhD candidate in Sociology. They were detained by security forces on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Sources report that Abolfazl Morvati was violently arrested in front of the main gate of Sharif University of Technology, in full view of students, and was beaten during the arrest. During the student protest gathering, a large number of plainclothes agents were stationed at the exits of Sharif University. Following the recent wave of protests by Tehran bazaar merchants, students at several Tehran universities organized demonstration rallies, where participants chanted slogans including “Death to the Dictator.” Source: Hengaw}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-166


Pahlavi is dishonorable
WNCRI - in Women's News - Dec 30, 2025
{Day Three of Tehran Bazaar Strike Sees Iran Universities Joining in
Tehran Bazaar strike and protests in Iran entered their third consecutive day on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, marked by the widespread closure of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and the growing participation of university students and cities across the country.
The Tehran bazaar strike was joined by active student participation and support from major universities in the capital, including the University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran University of Science and Technology, Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology, and the National University (known as Beheshti), as well as Isfahan University of Technology and the University of Yazd. Students organized rallies and marches, chanting protest slogans. At some campuses, students stood their ground against Basij units and plainclothes forces, forcing them to retreat through sustained protest chants. Among the students’ slogans were:
• University of Tehran: “Poverty, corruption, and tyranny—death to this despotism,” “Death to the dictator,” “We will stand, we will die, we will take back our rights.”
• Allameh Tabataba’i University students: “Poverty, corruption, and tyranny—death to this despotism,” “Political prisoners must be freed,” “Neither Pahlavi nor the (Mullahs’) Leader—freedom and equality,” “Neither monarchy nor (the mullahs’) leadership—freedom and equality.”
• K. N. Toosi University of Technology: “Student, be the voice of the people,” “We come from a lineage of blood; we will stand to the end,” “Freedom, freedom, freedom,” “By the blood of our fallen comrades, we stand until the end,” “Student, shout—cry out for your rights,” “This homeland will not be free until the mullahs are shrouded,” “Hardliner or reformist—the game is over.”
• Isfahan University of Technology: “An Iranian may die but will not accept humiliation,” “Dignified students—support, support.”
• National University of Tehran (Beheshti): “Death to the dictator,” “A student may die but will not accept humiliation,” “So many years of crimes—death to this rule,” “Do not be afraid, do not be afraid, we are all together,” “Basiji on a handout—this is the end, enjoy it while you can,” “A student may die but will not accept humiliation.”
• University of Science and Technology: “Do not be afraid, do not be afraid, we are all together,” “Free students—protest, protest,” “Freedom, freedom, freedom—say it.”
• Amirkabir University of Technology: “Student, student—be the voice of the people,” “Basij and IRGC—ISIS, we see you for who you are,” “Death to the dictator,” “I am a free woman,” “A student may die but will not accept humiliation.”
• University of Yazd: “Iranian, raise your voice—cry out for your rights.”
Merchants and shopkeepers in numerous parts of Tehran shuttered their businesses in solidarity with the strike, while central and southern districts of the capital became scenes of protest gatherings. In Tehran, demonstrations in areas including Mellat Street, Shoosh Square, and the Javadieh neighborhood were met with crackdowns by special security forces. In Enghelab Square, people chanted, “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the (mullahs’) Leader.” Security units used tear gas to disperse protesters; however, reports indicate that demonstrations continued, with citizens, particularly young protesters, resisting the repression. At the same time, the heavy deployment of police and plainclothes forces on Ferdowsi, Valiasr, and Sattarkhan streets, as well as around the Tehran Bazaar, failed to contain the spread of protests. Beyond Tehran, strikes and protests spread to numerous cities, including Shiraz, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Ahvaz, Yazd, Karaj, Hamedan, Qeshm, Zanjan, and Tabriz. Nevertheless, Tehran and particularly its central bazaar have emerged as the epicenter of this protest wave, creating a visible linkage between the bazaar, the streets, and the universities. At Sahand Stadium in Tabriz, youth chanted, “Azerbaijan Has Honor; Pahlavi Is Dishonorable.” The Tehran Bazaar strike and the continuation of protests reflect the accumulated public anger over economic collapse, the sharp devaluation of the national currency, runaway inflation, and entrenched systemic corruption within the ruling establishment. Through their slogans and actions, protesters have pointed simultaneously to what they identify as the root cause of the crisis, the clerical regime,and to what they see as the solution: resistance and uprising.} Source: https://wncri.org/2025/12/30/day-3-tehran-bazaar-strike-iran-universities/

Hengaw - Dec 30, 2025
{Hengaw special report on widespread human rights violations in Iran, 2025
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has released a comprehensive report examining the state of human rights in Iran throughout 2025, documenting serious and widespread violations of fundamental rights. This statistical report, compiled using data recorded by the Statistics and Documentation Center of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, highlights a marked escalation in executions, arbitrary arrests, systemic violence, and other grave human rights abuses across the country.
Section 1
Introduction
According to data recorded by the Statistics and Documentation Center of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, in 2025:
At least 1,858 prisoners were executed.
At least 74 civilians were killed by direct gunfire from government forces.
At least 59 individuals died while in detention facilities.
At least 46 civilians were killed or injured as a result of landmines and unexploded ordnance.
At least 1,546 individuals, whose identities were fully verified, were arrested, or forcibly disappeared.
At least 24 political activists and protesters were sentenced to death.
At least 454 political, civil, and religious activists were sentenced to imprisonment and flogging.
At least 207 women were killed by family members as a result of domestic violence.
This report covers the killing of a queer woman and a brief overview of the conditions facing queer people in Iran.
Hengaw Organization for Human Rights will publish detailed, issue-specific reports addressing each of these areas in the coming days.}: Read more here: https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2025/12/article-7

Hengaw - Dec 30, 2025
{Fourteen Turkish activists in Tabriz sentenced to over 91 years in prison
Iranian judicial authorities have sentenced 14 Turkish civil activists in Tabriz to a combined total of 91 years and one month in prison. Information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights indicates that Branch Two of the Tabriz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Reza Abdi, issued the verdicts in recent days. Under the ruling, Yourosh Mehralibeyglu was sentenced to six years and two months in prison on charges of “forming a group,” and to an additional three years and seven months on charges of “assembly and collusion.” The remaining defendants, Hamed Yeganehpour, Ebrahim Avazadeh, Araz Ebrahimnejad, Hossein Azadi, Amirhossein Aghaei, Nasser Razmjoo, Davoud Shiri, Javad Soudbar, Mehrdad Ghaderi, Ali Babaei, Morteza Nourmohammadi, and Mirmohammadreza Movahed, were each sentenced to six years and two months in prison on charges of “forming the Demokratlar group,” and to three years and seven months of discretionary imprisonment on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security.” The combined sentences amount to 91 years and one month in prison. According to the information, these heavy sentences were formally communicated to the lawyers of the Turkish civil activists in recent days through Iran’s electronic judicial notification system. The individuals named in this case were arrested at various times during the current year, the previous year, and in 2023, and were later released temporarily from prison. Source: Hengaw}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-164

Hengaw - Dec 30, 2025
{Iranian intelligence arrests Sarok Abolghasemi, head of Arez Mountaineering Group in Sanandaj
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has arrested Sarok Abolghasemi, head of the Arez Mountaineering Group in Sanandaj, and transferred him to an undisclosed location. According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Abolghasemi was arrested on Saturday, December 27, 2025, during a raid on his home. Intelligence forces carried out the arrest without presenting a court warrant. His detention is linked to his participation in the recent large-scale oak tree-planting initiative known as the “Zagrosaneh Campaign,” which was held across several cities in Kurdistan. No information has been made available regarding the charges against him, his current whereabouts, or his condition. Source: Hengaw}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-163


No to executions tuesdays
Iranfocus - Dec 30, 2025 Sia Rajabi
{Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks Week 101 In 55 Prisons
The one hundred and first week of the “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign is continuing with hunger strikes by prisoners in fifty-five prisons across Iran. This number, beyond a simple statistic, has become a symbol of steadfastness, courage, and belief in human dignity. One hundred and one weeks of resistance under harsh and exhausting conditions shows that even in the narrowest prison wards, the flame of hope can be kept alive and the voice of justice-seeking cannot be silenced. The full text of the statement of the one hundred and first week of the “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign is as follows:
Continuation of the “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign in its one hundred and first week in fifty-five different prisons, coinciding with strikes and protests by Tehran’s bazaar merchants
The “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign extends its congratulations on Chirstmas and the New Year to all Christians and wishes freedom and liberation for all our compatriots who are subjected to repression and oppression by the ruling religious dictatorship in our country. In the words of Jesus Christ:
“And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul.” KJV
As we enter the one hundred and first No To Executions Tuesday, Tehran’s bazaar merchants have, since Sunday, December 28, launched strikes and protests against the injustice and oppression of the regime. These protests have taken on broad dimensions and have spread to some other cities as well. In these critical days, the executioner government, in order to prevent the escalation of popular uprisings, has intensified repression and executions. In recent days, it has issued the inhuman death sentences of two Kurdish political prisoners, Mehrab Abdollahzadeh in Urmia Prison and Younes Bakhshi in Mahabad Prison. Since December 22, it has executed more than 96 people, including one imprisoned woman, in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. While expressing gratitude and appreciation to all the families and supporters who backed the one hundredth week of this campaign, the “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign calls for greater support for the “No to the Death Penalty” campaign, so that the blade of repression and execution may be blunted more and more, and the groundwork for abolishing the inhuman death sentence may be prepared. Political prisoners who are members of the “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign are on hunger strike on Tuesday, December 30, during the one hundred and first week, in fifty-five prisons across the country.} Source: https://iranfocus.com/human-rights/56533-irans-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign-marks-week-101-in-55-prisons/

Hengaw - Dec 29, 2025
{Number of detained labor activists rises to two in Sanandaj as Idris Khodakarami arrested by Iranian intelligence
Idris Khodakarami, a Kurdish labor activist from Sanandaj (Sine), has been arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and transferred to the Intelligence Detention Center in the city. Hengaw had earlier reported the arrest of another Kurdish labor and civil activist, Abdullah Khani, also in Sanandaj.
According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Khodakarami was detained in Sanandaj on Saturday, December 27, 2025.
Earlier, Hengaw reported that 60-year-old labor and civil activist Abdullah Khani, a resident of Sanandaj, had also been arrested by the Intelligence Office and transferred to the same detention center. No information is available regarding the reasons for their arrests, their legal status, place of detention, or health conditions. Source: Hengaw English}: https://hengaw.net/en/news/2025/12/article-161

Al Jazeera - Dec 29, 2025
{Protests, strikes after Iran’s economic situation rapidly deteriorates
Iranians are further squeezed every day amid a tanking economy, an energy crisis, water bankruptcy and lethal pollution. Several protests have erupted in downtown Tehran after business owners closed down their shops in reaction to a free-falling national currency, and no improvement appears in sight amid multiple ongoing crises. Shopkeepers near two major tech and mobile phone shopping centres in the capital’s Jomhouri area closed their businesses and chanted slogans on Sunday, before more incidents were recorded on Monday afternoon, this time with other people appearing to participate. Videos circulating on social media showed that there were more gatherings in the same area, as well as other nearby neighbourhoods in downtown Tehran. “Don’t be afraid, we are together,” demonstrators chanted. There was a heavy deployment of anti-riot personnel in full gear on the streets, with multiple videos showing that tear gas was deployed and people were forced to disperse. Many shops were closed down by owners in and around Tehran’s Grand Bazaar as well, with some footage showing business owners asking others to do the same. State media outlets also acknowledged the protests, but quickly reacted to emphasise that the shopkeepers are only concerned about economic conditions and have no qualms with the theocratic establishment that has been ruling the country since a 1979 revolution that ousted the United States-backed shah of Iran. The government’s IRNA news agency claimed that vendors selling mobile phones were disgruntled after their businesses were threatened by the unchecked depreciation of the Iranian currency, the rial. The rial registered yet another all-time record low of over 1.42 million per US dollar on Monday before regaining some ground. But the currency is not the only problem. For years, Iran has also been dealing with an exacerbating energy crisis, which has periodically contributed to deadly air pollution that claims tens of thousands of lives each year. Most dams feeding Tehran and a large number of major cities across Iran continue to remain at near-empty levels amid a water crisis. Iran also has one of the most closed-off internet landscapes in the world. The continuing decline of purchasing power for 90 million Iranians comes amid increasing pressure from the US, Israel and their European allies over Iran’s nuclear programme. Israel and the US attacked Iran in June during a 12-day war that killed more than 1,000 people, including civilians, dozens of top-ranking military and intelligence commanders, and nuclear scientists. The attacks also significantly damaged or destroyed most of Iran’s nuclear facilities, which were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The watchdog has since been denied entry to the bombed sites, with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight as the West applies more pressure. Iran last saw nationwide protests in 2022 and 2023, with many thousands pouring into streets across the country after the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for alleged non-compliance with strict Islamic laws regarding headscarves. Hundreds of people were killed, over 20,000 people were arrested, and several people were executed in connection with the protests before they subsided. Authorities blamed foreign influence and “rioters” trying to destabilise the country, as they did with previous rounds of protests. In parliament on Sunday to defend the controversial budget bill his administration has presented, President Masoud Pezeshkian painted a grim picture of the situation. His highly contractionary budget bill proposes a 20 percent increase in wages while inflation stands at around 50 percent, consistently one of the highest in the world over the past several years. Taxes are slated to increase by 62 percent. “They tell me you’re taxing too much, and they’re saying you must increase wages,” Pezeshkian told lawmakers. “Well, somebody tell me, where do I get the money from?”} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/29/protests-strikes-after-irans-economic-situation-rapidly-deteriorates


Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee
NCRI - in Women's News - July 28, 2025
{“How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee on the Execution of Two Political Prisoners
On July 27, 2025, the Iranian regime executed two political prisoners—Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani—in silence and without due process, announcing their deaths through a news ticker on state television. From inside the walls of Qarchak Prison, political prisoner and writer Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee penned this powerful and heartbreaking testimony. In it, she captures the collective mourning, defiance, and enduring spirit of resistance shared among incarcerated activists.
How Fiercely We Cling to Life
By Political Prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee – Qarchak Prison, July 2025
“The news came.
From there.
From them.
Their clothes were spotless. Their brows uncreased.”
On the morning of July 27, 2025,
the regime’s execution of two political prisoners
was quietly scrolled across the ticker of the state news channel.
In the quarantine ward of Qarchak Prison,
we stood beneath the flickering television screen,
lined up in silence.
No one could speak.
A heavy grief filled the air like smoke.
Eyes welled.
We stood frozen, stunned.
A few moments later, the names were added:
Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani

We had never seen their faces,
never heard their voices—
yet something in us had known them deeply.
It was as if pieces of our own flesh had been sent to the gallows—
and in truth, they had.
For months, their names echoed with ours—
in our chants, our songs,
our cries during the “Tuesdays Against Executions.”
We had shouted for them,
spoken of them in conversations through prison walls,
remembered them alongside other comrades trapped under death sentences.
Now, they had been taken.
Executed.
And the absence of them
filled our chests with fury, with aching sorrow.
We whispered to ourselves:
“We know they stood firm. We know they endured…”
We were shaken by the cruelty—
though it was no stranger to us.
They Dragged Them in Chains
The agents of repression came for Behrouz and Mehdi
with fists, with shackles,
dragging them from their cells in chains.
They had already transferred Saeed Masouri—
our symbol of endurance,
a man who has spent 25 years in unbroken captivity—
to another prison,
and now they led Behrouz and Mehdi
to their execution.

How fiercely we cling to life…

By nightfall, we had wiped the dust of mourning from our faces,
swallowed the lump in our throats.
We even rose above the cruel sneers of a few hardened cellmates—sneers that clawed at the soul.

Hand in hand,
we raised our voices.
We sang the anthem of resistance.
We honored the memory of those two
who walked the path of freedom to its final step.

They had lived, to the very end,
the truth in the words of Nazim Hikmet:

“I know they stared the enemy down with a smile.
No furrow touched their brows…”

Their memory is sacred.
Their path—paved in courage and sacrifice—will be followed.}
Source: https://wncri.org/2025/07/28/golrokh-ebrahimi-iraee-from-qarchak/

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