French FM says Israel striking Tehran prison holding French detainees 'unacceptable'

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"Iran intensifies crackdown in [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan: civilians, activists targeted" because of Israel's war of aggression in Iran.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/news/2025/06/23/iran-intensifies-crackdown-in-kurdistan-civilians-activists-targeted
KHRN: Iran intensifies crackdown in Kurdistan: civilians, activists targeted

As the unprecedented conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran enters its 11th day, reports from cities across Iranian Kurdistan reveal a growing crackdown on Kurdish civilians and…

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Iran announces it has attacked US forces stationed at al Udeid air base in Qatar – latest updates

State TV made the announcement as martial music played; explosions heard in Doha

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From nuclear sites to regime change: Israel expands its war objectives in Iran

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Missile operation 'Annunciation of Victory' launched against US bases in Iraq and Qatar: Iran's Tasnim news agency

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Iran's missiles towards USA's base in Qatar:
Air defense against Iran's missiles towards USA's base in Qatar.
Reportedly air raid sirens sounded at USA's bases in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, "Saudi" Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman.
Iran attacks US military base in Qatar as missiles launched at Iraq base housing US troops – latest updates

Iranian state media announces retaliatory attack on US military base in Qatar shortly after Qatar closed its airspace amid threats

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"Bahrain's Interior Ministry urged its citizens to remain calm and head to nearest safe place after sounding sirens across the country following Iranian missiles targeting U.S. bases"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/863284/bahrain-urges-citizens-to-remain-calm-and-head-to-nearest-safe-place/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
Bahrain urges citizens to remain calm and head to nearest safe place

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"Trump reportedly in situation room with Hegseth and Caine amid Iran attack on US bases"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/23/israel-iran-war-live-updates-us-trump-regime-change-middle-east-gaza-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68598fcf8f087a952d119fd5#block-68598fcf8f087a952d119fd5

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Iran says missile attack matched number of US bombs, signaling likely desire to de-escalate

Iran said its missile attack on Al Udeid air base in Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on Iranian nuclear sites this weekend, signaling Iran’s likely desire to deescalate, AP reports.

Iran made the announcement on Monday night in a statement from its Supreme National Security Council after the attack, which Qatar said caused no injuries.

Iran also said it targeted the base because it was outside of populated areas.
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Iran attacks US forces in Qatar as missiles launched at Iraq base housing American troops – latest updates

State TV made the announcement as martial music played; security official says missiles launched at base housing US troops

the Guardian
Iran attacks US military base in Qatar as missiles launched at Iraq base housing US troops – latest updates

Iranian state media announces retaliatory attack on US military base in Qatar shortly after shortly after Qatar closed its airspace amid threats

the Guardian

From the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations (teachers' union), roughly translated:
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Additional report on today's Israeli attacks on Evin Prison
• A large number of conscript soldiers, prison staff, several inmates, and some non-military individuals who visited the Evin court have been killed.
• The entrance to Ward 4 of Evin Prison, the clinic of Ward 4, the visitor's hall, and the security wards 209, 240, 241, and 2A as well as the Evin and Kachui security courts have been attacked and seriously damaged. The women's ward of Evin Prison has also been damaged.
• Political and non-political prisoners of Evin are being transferred from Evin. So far all prisoners of Ward 4 of Evin have been completely transferred to Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary.

• The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations, while condemning Israel's attack on civilian compatriots, especially today's attack on Evin Prison, calls for an end to the war and attacks on civilians.
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Luke Pollard, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces of the U.K. said 'that additional RAF Typhoon jets have arrived in the ["Middle East"] region, and he does not “rule out sending further capabilities if they are required”'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/23/david-lammy-us-strikes-iran-labour-keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-updates-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685995eb8f08e30f42e0e8cf#block-685995eb8f08e30f42e0e8cf
Flight evacuating British nationals from Israel has departed, says Foreign Office – UK politics live

Foreign secretary David Lammy says further flights will follow in the coming days

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Iran attacks US military base in Qatar as missiles launched at Iraq base housing US troops – latest updates

Iranian state media announces retaliatory attack on US military base in Qatar shortly after Qatar closed its airspace amid threats

the Guardian

Collective statement from Evin Prison, Tehran, in rough translation,
part 1 of 2:
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Today, Monday, June 23, 2025, Evin Prison was targeted by an airstrike. As a result of the impact from fighter jets attributed to Israel, parts of the administrative buildings, medical facilities, and the judicial office of the prison were severely damaged and destroyed.

Following this attack, a section of Ward 4 collapsed, windows and glass were shattered, and the interior space of the prison was destabilized. Simultaneously, many prisoners, in fear and seeking to save their lives, took refuge on lower floors, which resulted in injuries to several of them.

The prison's medical facilities have been effectively destroyed, and there are no initial resources available to address the condition of the injured inmates. Despite the deteriorating condition of some of the wounded, prison authorities have refused to transfer them to medical centers outside the prison, effectively leaving them without any care.

Meanwhile, instead of providing aid, security forces and prison guards have heavily secured the prison by deploying extensively in the wards, creating a highly secure environment. Threats, intimidation, and pressure on prisoners have increased, and we are facing double repression.
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See part 2 →

Part 2 of 2 of collective statement from Evin Prison, Tehran, in rough translation:
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Outside the prison, all routes leading to Evin have been completely blocked, and families are prevented from entering. Nevertheless, some families, despite the danger, have gathered in front of Evin Prison to learn about the fate of their loved ones.

We, the defenseless prisoners under siege, declare: In the face of bombardment, we had neither shelter nor an escape route; and in the face of the organized crime that has cast a shadow over our bodies, lives, and dignity for years, there is no shield left.

We appeal to the people, families, activists, and awakened consciences:
Do not remain silent.
Gather immediately in front of Evin Prison to save our lives.
We are injured, threatened, and may lose our lives at any moment.
A group of prisoners from Evin Prison
June 23, 2025
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Fragment of Iran's missile in Doha:
Now in Gohardasht, the prison neighborhood of Karaj, which is just northwest of Tehran:
"Death to Khamenei"
An interview with Parastoo,
an Iranian who in spite of being Internet-deprived by the regime so lacking information made it to a border still allowing crossing out of Iran,
after the Europe-resident Iranian was in Iran to visit family when Netanyahu launched the criminal war of aggression.
Excerpts in English from Public Service TV of Sweden, on location.
As the Iran-regime continues State-murdering prisoners (whether falsely or not) associated with Israel in apparent retaliation against Trump's aggression in Iran,
now the time may have come for the Swedish citizen being held under execution threat, previously for hostage-diplomacy leverage against Sweden, but now,
"Concerns Over Imminent Execution of Ahmadreza Djalali Amid Transfer of Political Prisoners From Evin Prison"
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7681/
Israel airstrikes right now at Tehran, Urmia, Khoramabad and more places.

Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, north coast of Iran, was bombed by Israel.

Goodnight.

Trump announces ‘complete and total ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran to start in coming hours – live updates

In a post on social media the US president claimed that the agreement had been made, hours after Iran launched an attack on a US base in Qatar

the Guardian
Iran-media reportedly says "Iran has not received any ceasefire offer".
Northeastern Tehran now, still being bombed by aggressor Israel:
Israel's UAV shot down over Tehran:
Video of a new airstrike by Israel on northern Tehran.
Meanwhile also multiple airstrikes at Ahvaz, southwesternmost Iran.
Update in Reuters article on the ceasefire now says "A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran had agreed to the U.S.-proposed ceasefire".
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-announces-israel-iran-ceasefire-2025-06-23/

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Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has responded to reports of a ceasefire with Israel, saying in a post on X.

'As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around. As of now, there is NO “agreement” on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards. The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later.'
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/23/israel-iran-war-live-updates-us-trump-regime-change-middle-east-gaza-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6859f6468f08c5412c197d81#block-6859f6468f08c5412c197d81

Trump announces ‘complete and total ceasefire’ between Israel and Iran to start in coming hours – live updates

In a post on social media the US president claimed that the agreement had been made, hours after Iran launched an attack on a US base in Qatar

the Guardian
If you're confused as to whether there is a ceasefire between Israel and Iran now as Trump claimed, then don't worry it seems everyone is confused.
It seems to me there was no agreement, but Trump says there is one with unclear terms, so some regime officials on both sides of the war claim they're following those terms as of the would-be-deadline regardless of not having actually agreed, while others seem to be continuing as previously.
Israel-Iran war live: Israeli government confirms it has agreed to ceasefire deal brokered by US

‘Israel has agreed to President Trump’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire’, says statement after almost two weeks of direct military conflict with Iran

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Israel's Minister of War said "he has ordered the country's military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel"
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-defence-minister-orders-attacks-iran-after-ceasefire-violation-2025-06-24/
Iran denies firing missiles at Israel after ceasefire announcement

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In chronological order published:
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U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel Tuesday, "Do not drop those bombs" on Iran, hours after he had said a ceasefire between the two arch-foes had taken effect.

"ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS," Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!"
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AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/863524/trump-tells-israel-39do-not-drop-those-bombs39-on-iran/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss

"Iranian media outlets are reporting an Israeli attack on the northern city of Babolsar"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/863539/israel-attacks-iran39s-city-of-babolsar-says-ceasefire-came-into-effect-after-speaking-with-trump/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss

"New Israeli strikes reported by media despite Trump's command to stop"
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-announces-israel-iran-ceasefire-2025-06-23/

"Iran media report explosions in country's north"
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/863546/iran-media-report-explosions-in-country39s-north/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss

Trump tells Israel 'do not drop those bombs' on Iran

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Donald Trump: Iran and Israel 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'

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Israel's strike at Babolsar after the supposed ceasefire agreement:
Israel says 'refrained' from further strikes on Iran after Trump call

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War-hawk NATO-chief Rutte congratulated Trump on "decisive action in Iran, that was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do" https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/24/israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-declares-ceasefire-tehran-attack-us-base-qatar?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685ab3de8f0879bcde4475bf#block-685ab3de8f0879bcde4475bf but the reason it is "extraordinary" and "no one else dared to do" it is because it was an act of war of aggression, crimes against peace, "the supreme international crime", but then NATO has committed huge acts of terrorism against its own member-States' populace, been involved in coups d'état against member-States' governments and Trump is indeed already a convicted felon.
Israel-Iran war live: Trump swears in angry outburst at both sides over ceasefire violations

US president says Israel must ‘calm down now’ as he leaves White House for Nato summit

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...and there's the motive for Trump's weird Israel/Iran-ceasefire process and rage when Israel didn't follow Trump's order:
Air defense activated in Parand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parand) and Hasanabad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasanabad,_Tehran) of Iran.
Presumably they believe there is something hostile in the sky. If it's Israel's, or is real, no idea.
During and because of Netanyahu's and Trump's war in Iran on pretext of unproven nukes-programme there was a bill proposed for Iran to suspend cooperation with the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the rationale that cooperation still resulted in war of aggression during diplomatic negotiations to restore the anti-nukes agreement which Trump broke at end of first term.
The cooperation is according to the proposal to remain suspended and not allow continuing the previously ongoing inspections until there is sufficient security against another attack and peaceful nuclear activities guaranteed.
That proposal has now passed the Consultative Assembly, according to the Free Trade Union of Iran.
Now also Reuters reports that "Iran enacts law to suspend cooperation with IAEA"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/863683/iran-enacts-law-to-suspend-cooperation-with-iaea/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
They added the clarification I should have included in my toot, that the proposal of course has to after this also pass the "Supreme National Security Council" which is like a governing working group of the theocracy, the decisions of which must also be approved by the "Supreme Leader" before taking effect, because theocracy.
Iran enacts law to suspend cooperation with IAEA

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Another excellent statement, "Political prisoners must be released urgently and unconditionally", was just published by the Free Trade Union of Iran.
Here in a rough translation for you:
Iran eases internet curbs after ceasefire with Israel

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Trump compared own bombing of Iran to the nukings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/25/israel-iran-war-live-iranian-nuclear-program-could-restart-in-months-pentagon-finds-as-fragile-ceasefire-holds?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685bbe4f8f08c8200b8afdb7#block-685bbe4f8f08c8200b8afdb7 which are the world's two individual worst wars ever, for no legit military purpose whatsoever against a Japan that had already lost and had been trying to have its offers of surrender accepted with the only condition that the emperor could not be ousted, but the allies refused and then after the crimes against humanity nukes and unconditional surrender didn't oust the emperor anyway so the refusal to accept the surrender offers was solely for the purpose of committing those atrocities.
Are you sure you know that you're talking about, Trump? No, as usual.
Israel-Iran live news: Donald Trump likens US strikes on Iran to atomic bombing of Hiroshima

US president says ‘I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima… but that was essentially the same thing that ended that war’ as he speaks at Nato

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Human rights organization 'Hengaw report No. 4 on the wave of arrests amid the Iran–Israel war: At least 734 detained, including 32 women, two Afghan nationals, and eight European citizens
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The majority have been arrested by Iranian security and intelligence forces on charges such as “espionage for Israel,” “propaganda against the state,” and “disturbing public opinion.”
[...]
Iranian authorities have executed six prisoners who were convicted of espionage for Israel.'
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2025/06/article-11
https://anfenglish.com/news/at-least-700-detained-during-12-days-of-attacks-in-iran-79987

Note that cases like this will include torture for forced (invalid) "confessions",
as with all uses of torture people will be forced to "confess" to things they have not done just to get the torture to stop,
whereby the regime's forces can use this pretext to get rid of other opposition activists and entirely innocent people,
especially since Israel's war has also resulted in changes for further harshening the "punishment" in cases like these alongside even further removal of safeguards against harming and even murdering the completely innocent.

Thus, Israel's attack and Netanyahu and Gang's statements during their war falsely legitimized the regime's repression; their actions aided the fellow authoritarian reactionary regime's longterm viability.

Hengaw report No. 4 on the wave of arrests amid the Iran–Israel war: At least 734 detained, including 32 women, two Afghan nationals, and eight European citizens  

Hengaw (hengaw.net)
'Iran-Israel conflict: 627 people killed in Iran in 12 days' https://anfenglish.com/news/iran-israel-conflict-627-people-killed-in-iran-in-12-days-79990 according to the regime's Health Ministry, which is not a reliable source, but still of interest. Accurate number may be higher, lower or actually that, depending on which the regime feels benefits it the most, which is unknown.
Iran-Israel conflict: 627 people killed in Iran in 12 days

Iran's Health Ministry said at least 627 people were killed and 4,870 injured in attacks carried out by Israel over the past 12 days.Hussein Kermanpur, the ministry's director of public relations...

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"Since the early days of Israel's attack on Iran, the Islamic Republic began widespread arrests under pretexts such as publishing pro-Israel news, contact with foreign media, collaborating with or spying for Israel. As well as a new wave of arrests of Baha’i citizens, at least four Western tourists have been arrested for espionage charges and Afghan nationals are being arrested and deported at an unprecedented rate."
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7683/
The Iran-theocracy likely is thankful to fellow authoritarian, reactionary, racist, sexist Netanyahu for the provided pretext.

"Our position must be clear.
We are not on the side of Israel or the Iranian regime, nor on the side of the states that represent international capitalist systems.
We are the people.
We stand with the youth and women who fight for freedom, who struggle under oppression and denial. That is why we support a democratic and libertarian struggle and system."
Meryem Fethi
KJAR representative in Europe
https://anfenglish.com/news/kjar-representative-in-europe-we-stand-for-freedom-not-for-war-80015

Note 1: "libertarian" outside of north America still means just generally politically very much striving for everyone's freedom and includes almost exclusively leftist opinions, as it also was in N America until right-wing nuts took the word there.

Note 2: KJAR, which I based on their use in official locations translate the name of as "Free Women's Union of Rojhelat", where "Rojhelat" is the Eastern, Iran-held, part of Kurdistan,
is one of the three sibling organizations which brought the antiauthoritarian feminist "Women! Life! Freedom!"-slogan and related opinions to the Iran-held part of Kurdistan, from where it spread to become the main slogan of the latest major uprisings against the theocracy all over Iran.
The other two organizations are the "Free Life Party of Kurdistan" (PJAK, also only in Rojhelat) and the "Democratic and Free Society of Rojhelat" (KODAR).

KJAR representative in Europe: We stand for freedom, not for war

The Free Women’s Community of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR) European Representative Meryem Fethi, who spoke to ANF about the war between Iran and Israel in the Middle East, stated that this war has alre...

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The war crime bombing by Israel during its war of aggression in Iran murdered 71 people just at the Evin Prison where people are imprisoned for opposing the regime or for having wrong religion according to the theocracy.

"During the attack, dissidents and prisoners with dual citizenship were also inside the prison. Among them were Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and Kurdish women prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi.
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Israel confirmed that the direct target of the attack was Evin Prison."
https://anfenglish.com/human-rights/according-to-iran-71-people-died-in-israeli-attack-on-evin-prison-80039
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-71-killed-israeli-strike-evin-prison-2025-06-29/
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/864424/iran-judiciary-says-israeli-strike-on-tehran39s-evin-prison-killed-71/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss

As a direct result of the Netanyahu Gang targeting the prison and devastating prison wards, infirmaries, etc the prisoners have been forcibly transferred to other prisons, with among other outcomes resulting in loss of their few remaining personal items, loss of communications, even worse conditions including resumed deprivation of basic medical care for prisoners in life threatening conditions.

According to Iran, 71 people died in Israeli attack on Evin Prison

Six days have passed since a ceasefire ended the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. In a statement, Iran’s Judiciary announced that 71 people lost their lives during the attack on Evin Prison.Du...

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"Increased Repression Under Shadow of War; New Bill Broadens Use of Death Penalty", with even harsher targeting of opposition political activities under the Iran-theocracy as outcome of Israel's war of aggression in Iran
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7693/
Political prisoners' conditions now due to Israel bombing the prison they were imprisoned in, Evin Prison in Tehran, devastating many a ward, infirmary, etc, so the prisoners were moved to other prisons out of which primarily the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary which is where the conditions are as you see in the video.

"Everyone is a suspect in Iran: A witch hunt is underway

Following Israel’s attack on Iran, the state has escalated its pressure on the public to a new level.
The surviving regime has launched a systematic wave of arrests and detentions under accusations of espionage."
https://anfenglish.com/human-rights/everyone-is-a-suspect-in-iran-a-witch-hunt-is-underway-80116

During Israel's war of aggression in Iran there were many statements issued by the aggressor for the apparent purpose of inciting and granting unjustified pretext for this assault by the Iran-theocracy against the people, by unilaterally falsely associating groups of peoples and movements with the Netanyahu Gang, which they must have understood and therefore intended to have this effect, causing the regime to further crush those striving for freedom, equality, etc.
It is extremely likely that the authoritarian, reactionary, racist, sexist, etc Netanyahu Gang considers it a worst case scenario if the people currently under the Iran-theocracy, a regime with similar ideologies as their own, would through self-liberation achieve a society with equal rights, peaceful coexistence in diversity, secularism, etc as Iran's current regime is an "ideal opponent" so they would only want it replaced with a puppet-regime or someone eternally grateful for being handed power (i.e. e.g. Shah restoration).

Everyone is a suspect in Iran: A witch hunt is underway

After a 12-day war and the ceasefire declared on 24 June, a brutal crackdown has been underway under the pretext of collaboration with Israel or espionage.Similar situations occurred after the pr...

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"In Iran, Israel’s attack has shattered any trust in the west – even for those with no love of the state"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/05/iran-israel-attack-west-double-standards-state
This is and was an obvious outcome.
Whether it was within the intent or just culpable incompetence of the Netanyahu Gang and the Trumpists we can't know, but we do know that their actions definitely were crimes against peace, war of aggression and multiple explicitly stated intended war crimes and we do know that those actions drastically decreased the security of every person on earth likely for decades to come.
In Iran, Israel’s attack has shattered any trust in the west – even for those with no love of the state

The double standards and hypocrisy used to justify Israel’s aggression will not be forgotten here, or in other countries, says Hossein Hamdieh, a social researcher based in Tehran

The Guardian
"1,060 people killed in Iran in Israeli attacks last June"
https://anfenglish.com/news/1-060-people-killed-in-iran-in-israeli-attacks-last-june-80183
The attacks also killed the anti-nukes agreement negotiations regarding restoration of that agreement which Trump broke during first term and the attacks also left the claim of the Iran-regime to not seek to develop nuke weapons potentially lethally wounded.
1,060 people killed in Iran in Israeli attacks last June

Saeed Ohadi, Director of the Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, said in an interview with state television on Monday, “As of this evening, we have buried 1,060 martyrs across the country.”According...

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"Joint Statement on the New Wave of Repression in Iran and [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan", from 7 political parties including the democratic confederalism umbrella organization @KCK_Kurdistan_'s  member party Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK)

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Following the recent ceasefire in the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, a renewed and alarming wave of repression has swept through Iran and Kurdistan at the hands of the Islamic Republic [Iran-theocracy's claimed official name].
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Historically, whenever the Islamic Republic suffers a setback in international affairs or foreign conflicts, it retaliates by suppressing internal dissent and escalating violence against civil society, especially movements advocating for human rights and democracy. Without strong internal and external pressure, there is a real risk of history repeating itself, as it did in 1988 when thousands of political prisoners were massacred following the ceasefire with Iraq.
[...]
All freedom-loving individuals and communities around the world
With global support, this wave of repression can be countered and transformed into momentum for national and Kurdish movements, helping to energize broader protest movements across the country.
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Full statement on PJAK's nicely newly redesigned site:
https://pjak.net/en/1770

Joint Statement on the New Wave of Repression in Iran and Kurdistan | PJAK English

Amnesty International:
"The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today"

For context: "It is believed that Evin prison held around 1,500-2,000 prisoners at the time of the attack, including arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, protesters, political dissidents, members of persecuted religious minorities, and dual and foreign nationals frequently held for diplomatic leverage. At any given time, there were also hundreds of other civilians in the prison complex. The attack took place during prison visitation hours."
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/07/iran-deliberate-israeli-attack-on-tehrans-evin-prison-must-be-investigated-as-a-war-crime/

Israel bombed e.g. those imprisoned specifically for effectively opposing the Iran-theocracy.

Iran: Deliberate Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin prison must be investigated as a war crime 

The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today, following an in-depth investigation. 

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Rough translation of a new latter from political "death row" prisoner Warisheh Moradi, sentenced to be murdered by the State Iran for having committed feminism, recently transfered from Evin Prison, Tehran, to Qarchak Prison southeast of Tehran because Warisheh Moradi was among those bombed by Israel in Evin Prison.

An article on the extremely excellent letter I tooted the other day:
"Warisha Moradi: The only path is to return to the people’s power"
https://english.anf-news.com/news/warisha-moradi-the-only-path-is-to-return-to-the-people-s-power-80430

"Against a regime that rules through death and poverty,
and a global system upheld by weapons and capital,
the only solution lies in building a third way:
a democratic nation,
self-governance,
a society based on coexistence,
and a politics rooted in community.
This path is not easy, but it is possible.
And most importantly, it is the only path
that can unite human dignity with true freedom."
 🔥

@b9AcE Or who the theocratic regime was opposed to, like trans people. Some 100 trans opeople were imprisoned in Evin at that moment
@vreer The reason I highlighted as I did was because Netanyahu and gang falsely framed bombing those imprisoned, and sentenced to be killed by the State, for participation in the "Women! Life! Freedom!"-protest wave as if it was somehow in support of those specifically, which is of course absolutely absurd.
I believe I covered that earlier in the same thread thread.
@b9AcE "now I am become diva,"
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Israel's strike at Babolsar after the supposed ceasefire agreement:
Israel says 'refrained' from further strikes on Iran after Trump call

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War-hawk NATO-chief Rutte congratulated Trump on "decisive action in Iran, that was truly extraordinary, and something no one else dared to do" https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/24/israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-declares-ceasefire-tehran-attack-us-base-qatar?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685ab3de8f0879bcde4475bf#block-685ab3de8f0879bcde4475bf but the reason it is "extraordinary" and "no one else dared to do" it is because it was an act of war of aggression, crimes against peace, "the supreme international crime", but then NATO has committed huge acts of terrorism against its own member-States' populace, been involved in coups d'état against member-States' governments and Trump is indeed already a convicted felon.
Israel-Iran war live: Trump swears in angry outburst at both sides over ceasefire violations

US president says Israel must ‘calm down now’ as he leaves White House for Nato summit

the Guardian
...and there's the motive for Trump's weird Israel/Iran-ceasefire process and rage when Israel didn't follow Trump's order:
Air defense activated in Parand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parand) and Hasanabad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasanabad,_Tehran) of Iran.
Presumably they believe there is something hostile in the sky. If it's Israel's, or is real, no idea.
During and because of Netanyahu's and Trump's war in Iran on pretext of unproven nukes-programme there was a bill proposed for Iran to suspend cooperation with the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the rationale that cooperation still resulted in war of aggression during diplomatic negotiations to restore the anti-nukes agreement which Trump broke at end of first term.
The cooperation is according to the proposal to remain suspended and not allow continuing the previously ongoing inspections until there is sufficient security against another attack and peaceful nuclear activities guaranteed.
That proposal has now passed the Consultative Assembly, according to the Free Trade Union of Iran.
Now also Reuters reports that "Iran enacts law to suspend cooperation with IAEA"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/863683/iran-enacts-law-to-suspend-cooperation-with-iaea/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss
They added the clarification I should have included in my toot, that the proposal of course has to after this also pass the "Supreme National Security Council" which is like a governing working group of the theocracy, the decisions of which must also be approved by the "Supreme Leader" before taking effect, because theocracy.
Iran enacts law to suspend cooperation with IAEA

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Another excellent statement, "Political prisoners must be released urgently and unconditionally", was just published by the Free Trade Union of Iran.
Here in a rough translation for you:
Iran eases internet curbs after ceasefire with Israel

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Trump compared own bombing of Iran to the nukings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/25/israel-iran-war-live-iranian-nuclear-program-could-restart-in-months-pentagon-finds-as-fragile-ceasefire-holds?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-685bbe4f8f08c8200b8afdb7#block-685bbe4f8f08c8200b8afdb7 which are the world's two individual worst wars ever, for no legit military purpose whatsoever against a Japan that had already lost and had been trying to have its offers of surrender accepted with the only condition that the emperor could not be ousted, but the allies refused and then after the crimes against humanity nukes and unconditional surrender didn't oust the emperor anyway so the refusal to accept the surrender offers was solely for the purpose of committing those atrocities.
Are you sure you know that you're talking about, Trump? No, as usual.
Israel-Iran live news: Donald Trump likens US strikes on Iran to atomic bombing of Hiroshima

US president says ‘I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima… but that was essentially the same thing that ended that war’ as he speaks at Nato

the Guardian

Human rights organization 'Hengaw report No. 4 on the wave of arrests amid the Iran–Israel war: At least 734 detained, including 32 women, two Afghan nationals, and eight European citizens
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The majority have been arrested by Iranian security and intelligence forces on charges such as “espionage for Israel,” “propaganda against the state,” and “disturbing public opinion.”
[...]
Iranian authorities have executed six prisoners who were convicted of espionage for Israel.'
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2025/06/article-11
https://anfenglish.com/news/at-least-700-detained-during-12-days-of-attacks-in-iran-79987

Note that cases like this will include torture for forced (invalid) "confessions",
as with all uses of torture people will be forced to "confess" to things they have not done just to get the torture to stop,
whereby the regime's forces can use this pretext to get rid of other opposition activists and entirely innocent people,
especially since Israel's war has also resulted in changes for further harshening the "punishment" in cases like these alongside even further removal of safeguards against harming and even murdering the completely innocent.

Thus, Israel's attack and Netanyahu and Gang's statements during their war falsely legitimized the regime's repression; their actions aided the fellow authoritarian reactionary regime's longterm viability.

Hengaw report No. 4 on the wave of arrests amid the Iran–Israel war: At least 734 detained, including 32 women, two Afghan nationals, and eight European citizens  

Hengaw (hengaw.net)
'Iran-Israel conflict: 627 people killed in Iran in 12 days' https://anfenglish.com/news/iran-israel-conflict-627-people-killed-in-iran-in-12-days-79990 according to the regime's Health Ministry, which is not a reliable source, but still of interest. Accurate number may be higher, lower or actually that, depending on which the regime feels benefits it the most, which is unknown.
Iran-Israel conflict: 627 people killed in Iran in 12 days

Iran's Health Ministry said at least 627 people were killed and 4,870 injured in attacks carried out by Israel over the past 12 days.Hussein Kermanpur, the ministry's director of public relations...

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"Since the early days of Israel's attack on Iran, the Islamic Republic began widespread arrests under pretexts such as publishing pro-Israel news, contact with foreign media, collaborating with or spying for Israel. As well as a new wave of arrests of Baha’i citizens, at least four Western tourists have been arrested for espionage charges and Afghan nationals are being arrested and deported at an unprecedented rate."
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7683/
The Iran-theocracy likely is thankful to fellow authoritarian, reactionary, racist, sexist Netanyahu for the provided pretext.

"Our position must be clear.
We are not on the side of Israel or the Iranian regime, nor on the side of the states that represent international capitalist systems.
We are the people.
We stand with the youth and women who fight for freedom, who struggle under oppression and denial. That is why we support a democratic and libertarian struggle and system."
Meryem Fethi
KJAR representative in Europe
https://anfenglish.com/news/kjar-representative-in-europe-we-stand-for-freedom-not-for-war-80015

Note 1: "libertarian" outside of north America still means just generally politically very much striving for everyone's freedom and includes almost exclusively leftist opinions, as it also was in N America until right-wing nuts took the word there.

Note 2: KJAR, which I based on their use in official locations translate the name of as "Free Women's Union of Rojhelat", where "Rojhelat" is the Eastern, Iran-held, part of Kurdistan,
is one of the three sibling organizations which brought the antiauthoritarian feminist "Women! Life! Freedom!"-slogan and related opinions to the Iran-held part of Kurdistan, from where it spread to become the main slogan of the latest major uprisings against the theocracy all over Iran.
The other two organizations are the "Free Life Party of Kurdistan" (PJAK, also only in Rojhelat) and the "Democratic and Free Society of Rojhelat" (KODAR).

KJAR representative in Europe: We stand for freedom, not for war

The Free Women’s Community of Eastern Kurdistan (KJAR) European Representative Meryem Fethi, who spoke to ANF about the war between Iran and Israel in the Middle East, stated that this war has alre...

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The war crime bombing by Israel during its war of aggression in Iran murdered 71 people just at the Evin Prison where people are imprisoned for opposing the regime or for having wrong religion according to the theocracy.

"During the attack, dissidents and prisoners with dual citizenship were also inside the prison. Among them were Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and Kurdish women prisoners Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi.
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Israel confirmed that the direct target of the attack was Evin Prison."
https://anfenglish.com/human-rights/according-to-iran-71-people-died-in-israeli-attack-on-evin-prison-80039
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-71-killed-israeli-strike-evin-prison-2025-06-29/
AFP: https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/864424/iran-judiciary-says-israeli-strike-on-tehran39s-evin-prison-killed-71/en?src=rss&utm_source=TheWALL360&utm_medium=Rss-articles&utm_campaign=rss&utm_term=Rss

As a direct result of the Netanyahu Gang targeting the prison and devastating prison wards, infirmaries, etc the prisoners have been forcibly transferred to other prisons, with among other outcomes resulting in loss of their few remaining personal items, loss of communications, even worse conditions including resumed deprivation of basic medical care for prisoners in life threatening conditions.

According to Iran, 71 people died in Israeli attack on Evin Prison

Six days have passed since a ceasefire ended the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. In a statement, Iran’s Judiciary announced that 71 people lost their lives during the attack on Evin Prison.Du...

ANF News
"Increased Repression Under Shadow of War; New Bill Broadens Use of Death Penalty", with even harsher targeting of opposition political activities under the Iran-theocracy as outcome of Israel's war of aggression in Iran
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7693/
Political prisoners' conditions now due to Israel bombing the prison they were imprisoned in, Evin Prison in Tehran, devastating many a ward, infirmary, etc, so the prisoners were moved to other prisons out of which primarily the Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary which is where the conditions are as you see in the video.

"Everyone is a suspect in Iran: A witch hunt is underway

Following Israel’s attack on Iran, the state has escalated its pressure on the public to a new level.
The surviving regime has launched a systematic wave of arrests and detentions under accusations of espionage."
https://anfenglish.com/human-rights/everyone-is-a-suspect-in-iran-a-witch-hunt-is-underway-80116

During Israel's war of aggression in Iran there were many statements issued by the aggressor for the apparent purpose of inciting and granting unjustified pretext for this assault by the Iran-theocracy against the people, by unilaterally falsely associating groups of peoples and movements with the Netanyahu Gang, which they must have understood and therefore intended to have this effect, causing the regime to further crush those striving for freedom, equality, etc.
It is extremely likely that the authoritarian, reactionary, racist, sexist, etc Netanyahu Gang considers it a worst case scenario if the people currently under the Iran-theocracy, a regime with similar ideologies as their own, would through self-liberation achieve a society with equal rights, peaceful coexistence in diversity, secularism, etc as Iran's current regime is an "ideal opponent" so they would only want it replaced with a puppet-regime or someone eternally grateful for being handed power (i.e. e.g. Shah restoration).

Everyone is a suspect in Iran: A witch hunt is underway

After a 12-day war and the ceasefire declared on 24 June, a brutal crackdown has been underway under the pretext of collaboration with Israel or espionage.Similar situations occurred after the pr...

ANF News
"In Iran, Israel’s attack has shattered any trust in the west – even for those with no love of the state"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/05/iran-israel-attack-west-double-standards-state
This is and was an obvious outcome.
Whether it was within the intent or just culpable incompetence of the Netanyahu Gang and the Trumpists we can't know, but we do know that their actions definitely were crimes against peace, war of aggression and multiple explicitly stated intended war crimes and we do know that those actions drastically decreased the security of every person on earth likely for decades to come.
In Iran, Israel’s attack has shattered any trust in the west – even for those with no love of the state

The double standards and hypocrisy used to justify Israel’s aggression will not be forgotten here, or in other countries, says Hossein Hamdieh, a social researcher based in Tehran

The Guardian
"1,060 people killed in Iran in Israeli attacks last June"
https://anfenglish.com/news/1-060-people-killed-in-iran-in-israeli-attacks-last-june-80183
The attacks also killed the anti-nukes agreement negotiations regarding restoration of that agreement which Trump broke during first term and the attacks also left the claim of the Iran-regime to not seek to develop nuke weapons potentially lethally wounded.
1,060 people killed in Iran in Israeli attacks last June

Saeed Ohadi, Director of the Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, said in an interview with state television on Monday, “As of this evening, we have buried 1,060 martyrs across the country.”According...

ANF News

"Joint Statement on the New Wave of Repression in Iran and [Iran-held part of] Kurdistan", from 7 political parties including the democratic confederalism umbrella organization @KCK_Kurdistan_'s  member party Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK)

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Following the recent ceasefire in the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, a renewed and alarming wave of repression has swept through Iran and Kurdistan at the hands of the Islamic Republic [Iran-theocracy's claimed official name].
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Historically, whenever the Islamic Republic suffers a setback in international affairs or foreign conflicts, it retaliates by suppressing internal dissent and escalating violence against civil society, especially movements advocating for human rights and democracy. Without strong internal and external pressure, there is a real risk of history repeating itself, as it did in 1988 when thousands of political prisoners were massacred following the ceasefire with Iraq.
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All freedom-loving individuals and communities around the world
With global support, this wave of repression can be countered and transformed into momentum for national and Kurdish movements, helping to energize broader protest movements across the country.
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Full statement on PJAK's nicely newly redesigned site:
https://pjak.net/en/1770

Joint Statement on the New Wave of Repression in Iran and Kurdistan | PJAK English

@b9AcE "now I am become diva,"

@b9AcE

Surely they meant the Nobbly Knees Prize.

@linuxgnome I... am not entirely sure what that means, but that seems more likely legitimate than getting any Peace Prize as a result of acts which include crimes against peace.
@b9AcE or just one of his sychophantic pals doing a bit of crawling. Eeuch!
@capnthommo Getting the Nobel Peace Prize has been a minor obsession for Trump since already during the previous term, actively continuing into this term, e.g. not long ago declaring that he should have gotten five Nobel Peace Prizes already.