White House spokesperson Caroline Levine described the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' seizure of commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz as "pirate-like" behavior. The statement was made during an interview with Ruhollah Rahimpour, a journalist and political analyst.
Maryam Davoudian, a 58-year-old resident of Bokan, was arrested on Monday, April 31, 1405 (2026), after being summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence office and transferred to Urmia Prison. She suffers from multiple health conditions and requires ongoing medical care.
The American Pen Center announced that Golrokh Iraee, a writer and political prisoner incarcerated in Evin Prison, has been named the winner of the PEN/Barbie "Freedom to Write" Award for 2026. Poet and translator Ali Asadollahi is also a recipient of the award, which honors writers persecuted for their views. The two writers are to be honored at the American PEN literary ceremony on May 14, 2026, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
On April 22, 2026, Hengaw News Agency reported that at least nine political prisoners, including eight from Evin Prison and one from Tehran’s Greater Penitentiary, were transferred to Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj and are being held in restrictive conditions known as "safe cells."
⚡🇩🇪👑 افشاگری تکاندهنده اعلیحضرت همایون شاهنشاه ایرانزمین رضاشاه دوم از جنایات جاری رژیم تروریستی جمهوری اسلامی/اعلیحضرت همایون شاهنشاه ایرانزمین رضاشاه دوم در نشست خبری برلین اعلام کردند: «همین حالا که صحبت میکنیم، رژیم تروریستی جمهوری اسلامی ۲۰ زندانی سیاسی را به اعدام Show more
