Spring of freedom

At a time when the Islamic Republic of Iran faces a plethora of crises, Iran officials are warning that allowing Iranians civil liberties, including noncompliance with the state’s mandatory hijab, was equivalent to the collapse of the regime. According to Tehran’s Chief Prosecutor, “The enemy is trying to turn  chastity  and the hijab into a choice.” Related Posts Iran’s 40 years of torture – Report  JANUARY 11, 2019 Iran MP sounds alarms over “paralyzing” Tehran street protests  JANUARY 7, 2019 Iran pledges Syria reconstruction as Iranians plunge into poverty  JANUARY 4, 2019   “Therefore they have instigated some people to take off their  hijab , trying to make their plans operational, but they were met with the decisive approach of the judiciary and the police,” Jafar Dolatabadi added.  “They believe that their struggle in the military and political arenas has reached a dead end an...

Iranian labor activist Esmail Bakhshi is under pressure by Iran’s security system to take back his statement on being tortured “to the brink of death” while in prison. Various sources, including the lawyer of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane workers’ representative, have confirmed that Bakhshi and his family are under pressure. “After the  torture  was brought up, pressure against Esmail Bakhshi intensified and there is evidence that suggests that my client is under pressure and that there is a psychological environment against him to deny the torture,” his lawyer Farzaneh Zilani said today in an interview with an Iranian website. A Telegram channel that belongs to the workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane factory in southern Iran also confirmed the pressure on the Iranian labor activist to deny the torture. “After Esmail Bakhshi published a letter detailing the torture he was subjected to in which he cited that Ms. Qelian was also beaten, from a few days ago, Esmail Bakhsh...