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Sepideh Gholian is publishing accounts from Iranian political prisoners, including Maryam, whose partner Ashkan was killed during protests. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Sepideh Gholian publishes accounts from Iranian political prisoners, including Yekta Dornezhad, who was arrested in January. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Sepideh Gholian publishes accounts of Iranian political prisoners, detailing torture and abuse, in letters to UN officials. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Sepideh Gholian publishes accounts of Iranian political prisoners, including her own experiences and those of fellow detainees. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Iranian civil activist Sepideh Gholian publishes accounts from political prisoners, including a woman who says she miscarried in solitary confinement after being arrested and interrogated. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Sepideh Gholian is publishing accounts from Iranian political prisoners, including a woman who describes being raped by officers in front of her injured husband during a protest. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Sepideh Gholian publishes accounts from Iranian political prisoners, including a 21-year-old Afghan migrant's story of arrest and detention. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Sepideh Gholian, a civil activist, has collected accounts from 150 detainees across three Iranian provinces, detailing torture and abuse, and is publishing them for the first time. More: iranwire.com/en/features/159…
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Today in the Iranian Cybersphere: October 27, 2026 Today’s selection tells the story of Pedram Mahmoudi, a restaurant worker who was blinded in both eyes after being struck by shotgun pellets during Iran’s January 2026 protests. His experience highlights the lasting human cost of the crackdown, as thousands of people reportedly suffered eye injuries during the protests. Beyond the immediate violence, survivors like Pedram continue to face life-changing consequences long after the streets fall silent. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159433
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in Moscow to discuss regional developments and bilateral relations. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159435
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Iranian prisoners in 66 facilities went on hunger strike, campaign members report, amid confirmations of death sentences for four detainees. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159434
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IRGC forces raided the home of Ilya Ben-Rashid's grandmother, interrogating family members and detaining his defense lawyer for several hours. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159432
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Iranian customs has banned registration of 24 smartphone models, including flagship devices from Apple, Samsung and Google, amid restrictions on imports of phones priced above 400 euros. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159431
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Iranian transport sector representatives say 18,000 containers are stranded in Pakistani ports, with clearance costs exceeding $25,000 per shipment. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159430
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Mojtaba Khamenei met with Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, to discuss national security and governance. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159429
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Iran's Deputy Labor Minister warns up to 1.4 million jobs could be eliminated by March 2027 if recession persists. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159427
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Iranian authorities raise wheat rates from 23,860 to 60,000 tomans, prompting flour price increase to 78,700 tomans per kilogram. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159423
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Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says price adjustments for high-volume gas consumers are "inevitable" to reduce consumption. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159416
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Syed Mehdi Razavi-Fard's 10-year prison sentence has been upheld on appeal, with the defense attorney ordered to report to serve his term. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159415
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Mohsen Rezaei says Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia agreed to ensure regional security without foreign intervention at a four-way summit in Tehran. More: iranwire.com/en/news/159414
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