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Ex-US Embassy Guard in Norway Convicted of Spying for Russia, Iran
A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran. The 28-year-old Norwegian man was convicted of providing floor plans, personal details of embassy staff and their families, and information about activities at the US embassy between March and November 2024.
In exchange, he was paid €10,000 from Russian intelligence and 0.17 bitcoin from Iranian intelligence, the court ruled on Wednesday. In its judgment made public Thursday, the Oslo court said the information was “of a nature that could be used for direct actions and physical attacks against the concerned individuals”.
“The accused understood that disclosing this information could harm US security interests,” the court noted.
The Iranian Regime Is on the Ropes. Canada Can Help Knock It Out
It would be hard to speak the opposite of the truth with more precision than the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry. As 20 leaders joined Donald Trump at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to discuss reshaping the Middle East, Esmail Baghaei looked like someone had stolen his last pack of Smarties. Iran was invited but decided not to attend. As a “responsible country” Iran wants to end the bloodshed in Gaza, he said, but “normalization of ties has only been used by the Zionist regime to continue its crimes and justify the genocide it has committed.”
The reality is that Iran has been humiliated and isolated. Trump’s campaign of “maximum pressure” is seeking to drive Iranian oil exports to zero. Last week, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on 90 individuals and entities for facilitating illicit trade in oil and gas, Iran’s lifeline.
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Iran’s Rebellious Youth Mark ‘No to Executions’ Campaign by Targeting Regime Centers of Repression
Coinciding with past week’s global “No to Executions” campaign, Iran’s rebellious youth delivered 15 fiery warnings to the regime’s apparatus of repression and execution in multiple cities, including Isfahan, Mashhad, Bandar Abbas, Rasht, Urmia, Ahvaz, Sanandaj, Lahijan, Fuladshahr, Dezful, Harsin, and Kerman, confronting the executioner regime and illuminating the path to uprising and freedom.
Recalling the 1,654 executions carried out in one year under the orders of regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the rebellious youth set fire to images of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini and struck at symbols and centers of repression, emphasizing that each and every executioner, judge, execution agent, and regime leader will be brought to justice for their crimes against the people of Iran.
Shiva Esmaeli: Crippled in Evin Prison Due to Denial of Medical Care
The health condition of Shiva Esmaeli, a political prisoner held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, has reportedly reached a critical stage. Shiva Esmaeli, who was previously transferred from Evin to Qarchak Prison in Varamin, developed severe back pain and limited mobility due to the unsanitary conditions and lack of medical facilities in Qarchak.
Despite her return to Evin Prison, Shiva continues to be denied access to specialized medical treatment and hospital transfer. Officials from the Ministry of Intelligence and the Evin Prison administration are reportedly preventing her transfer to an external medical facility, despite her worsening condition.
According to informed sources, the intensity of her pain has rendered her unable to perform daily activities without assistance from fellow inmates.
Nahid Hemmati Executed in Nahavand Prison
On the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Nahid Hemmati, a female inmate, was executed in Nahavand Prison, located in Hamedan Province, western Iran. She was charged with drug-related offenses. This is the second woman executed this week in Iran. On October 13, another woman, Zeynab Khodabandeh, was hanged in Dastgerd prison of Isfahan. With the execution of Nahid Hemmati, the number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025 has reached 41, setting an unprecedented record for female executions in the country. Last year, a total of 34 women were executed in Iran.
Kowkab Badaghi and Her Husband Brutalized in Front of Their Young Child
On Monday, October 13, 2025, Kowkab Badaghi, a teachers’ rights activist in the city of Izeh, was subjected to a violent raid by security forces.
Nine plainclothes agents affiliated with the IRGC Intelligence Organization of Khuzestan Province climbed over the wall of her home and violently brutalized Kowkab Badaghi and her husband in front of their young child.
Reports indicate that both are in poor physical condition. A photo circulated on social media shows visible signs of beating and injury on her husband’s body. The agents searched the house and confiscated the family’s electronic devices, including Kowkab Badaghi’s personal belongings.
Iran’s Widening Gender Gap: Women Forced Out of the Labor Market
New labor market data from Iran’s Statistics Center for the summer of 2025 paints a grim picture of gender inequality and economic exclusion. The female unemployment rate has risen to 15.2%, roughly 2.5 times higher than that of men, marking one of the sharpest gender gaps in years. Combined with the decline in women’s labor force participation, these figures reveal not only widespread joblessness but also a growing pattern of women being pushed out of the workforce altogether.
According to the official report, while the male unemployment rate dropped slightly to 5.8%, women’s unemployment rose by one percentage point compared to the same period last year. The numbers confirm that women remain far more vulnerable to Iran’s persistent economic shocks—a vulnerability rooted in decades of structural discrimination and lack of equal access to stable employment.
The Inevitable Collapse of Iran’s Clerical Regime: Admission from Within
The inevitable collapse has surrounded Iran’s ruling theocracy from every direction. This is neither coincidence nor surprise, but the direct outcome of forty-six years of tyranny, corruption, and discrimination. The system that once deceived people with false promises of “justice” and “spirituality” now drowns in a swamp of dysfunction and public distrust. Even within the regime, voices are rising—not in pursuit of reform, but as reluctant witnesses to its downfall. What they call “reform” is, in truth, confession: an acknowledgment that the clerical regime has nothing left to offer but repression, ruin, and repetition of failure.
On October 11, the regime-affiliated Majles (Parliament) Telegram Channel quoted Ruhollah Mousavi, a member of parliament from Lordegan, as saying: “The late Dr. Hesabi once said that a country unable to provide comfort for its retirees has no bright future.”
Hunger Strike in Ghezel Hesar Prison Enters Third Day as Khamenei Escalates Executions
As the Iranian regime intensifies its nationwide campaign of executions to suppress dissent and intimidate society, prisoners in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj have entered the third day of a hunger strike. The protest, which began in Unit 2 of the prison, is a direct response to the transfer of at least 11 inmates to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions.
According to reports from inside the prison, the atmosphere has become tense and heavily militarized. Security forces have imposed strict control over the wards, and judicial officials have attempted to end the strike by making vague promises to the inmates. Despite this, the hunger strike continues, with at least one prisoner’s health reported to be in serious condition.
The prisoners transferred to solitary confinement have been identified as: Ahmad Esḥaq-Zehi (Mandi-Zehi), Ahmad Koushki, Ali Ahmad Zahedai, Mohammad Ne’mati, Mehdi Yousefi, Ahmad Sadegh-Nia, Zarali, Meysam Jalinus, Hadi Naqdi, and Mehdi Ein-al-Elahei.
2,574 Killed or Injured for a Loaf of Bread – The Toll of Iran’s Border Porters in the Past 13 Years
Carrying goods across the western borders of Iran — known as kolbari — is an old phenomenon, but in recent years, with rising unemployment and poverty in border regions, it has become the only means of survival for thousands. There are no official statistics on the number of porters (kolbars), but human rights organizations estimate that more than 70,000 people in the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan are engaged in this dangerous work. Many of them are young men who are either educated or have no other employment opportunities.
The paths taken by kolbars usually pass through mountains under harsh weather conditions. In winter, temperatures drop below -10°C, and porters carry heavy loads on their backs for hours. Falling from cliffs, avalanches, frostbite, and gunfire from border guards are among the main dangers they face.
According to data from the Kurdpa Human Rights Organization, between 2012 and October 2025, at least 2,574 kolbars have been killed or injured in Iran’s Kurdish border regions — 656 killed and 1,918 injured. The data shows a general upward trend in casualties since the early 2010s, peaking between 2017 and 2024.
After Years of Concealment, Iranian Oil Tankers Have Reappeared on the Global Positioning System
According to an analysis by the TankerTrackers website, most oil tankers sailing under Iran’s regime flag are, for the first time since 2018, transmitting their real signals through the Automatic Identification System (AIS) without falsifying their location. Iranian regime officials have not yet responded to this development.
On Tuesday, October 14, TankerTrackers cited data from two global ship-tracking information providers, reporting that most Iranian tankers are now normally active on the global positioning system and, unlike previous years, no longer hide their real locations.
Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers, told the Splash website that the timing of this development is quite interesting, as it comes after seven and a half years of widespread signal spoofing by the National Iranian Tanker Company’s fleet.
Iranian Regime Judiciary Sentences French Nationals to Decades in Prison
Mizan News Agency, the state-run outlet affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, reported that two French citizens accused of “espionage” in Iran have been sentenced to a total of more than 60 years in prison, without revealing their names.
On Tuesday, October 14, Mizan wrote that one of the defendants was sentenced to six years in prison for “spying on behalf of the French intelligence service,” five years for “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,” and twenty years in exile for “intelligence cooperation with Israel, considered as waging war against God.”
The other defendant was sentenced to ten years in prison for “spying on behalf of the French intelligence service,” five years for “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,” and seventeen years for “aiding intelligence cooperation with Israel.”
Melbourne Rally and Photo Exhibition Condemn Iran’s Executions on World Day Against Death Penalty
Melbourne, Australia – October 10, 2025 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Melbourne to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The rally condemned the Iranian regime’s ongoing executions and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.
Day Two of Iranian Resistance Supporters’ Rally in Oslo – Continued Call to End Executions in Iran
Oslo, Norway – October 11, 2025 — On the second day of a two-day rally marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) once again gathered outside the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The demonstration and photo exhibition, which began on October 10, continued for a second day as freedom-loving Iranians renewed their call for justice, human rights, and an end to executions in Iran.
Rally in Vancouver Urges End to Iran’s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners
Vancouver, Canada – October 11, 2025 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Vancouver to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators condemned the Iranian regime’s ongoing executions and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.
Rally in Toronto Urges End to Iran’s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners
Toronto, Canada – October 11, 2025 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Toronto to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators condemned the Iranian regime’s ongoing executions and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.