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Authorities Issue Warning After Man Charged with Allegedly Sending $650k to Sanctioned Iranian Banks
The AFP has charged a western Sydney man, 34, for allegedly remitting about $650,000 to Iranian banks in contravention of Australian Government sanctions.
The man, a director of an Auburn registered remittance company, allegedly processed 543 international currency transfers, totalling $649,308, to sanctioned banks in Iran during a 12-month period.
Registered money remitters are legitimate businesses which can facilitate international money transfers from one customer to another. However, people and entities overseas may be designated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs as subject to targeted financial sanctions. This makes it a criminal offence to deal with or make an asset available to a designated person or entity.
Remarks by Yvette Cooper, U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on Iran Sanctions
We have long held concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme. It is for that reason that the UK was at the forefront of diplomatic efforts culminating in the joint comprehensive plan of action in 2015.
The JCPoA was designed to provide the international community with assurances around the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. However, since 2019 Iran has escalated its programme far beyond JCPoA limits, with no credible civilian justification. The IAEA’s latest report from June details that Iran has over 440 kg of 60% enriched uranium.
That is why on 28 August, the UK, France and Germany —the E3—triggered the snapback mechanism at the UN Security Council. This started a 30-day process before the eventual reapplication of UN sanctions.
Human Rights Advocates Rally in London to Save 17 Iranian Political Prisoners
On 11 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Church House in Westminster became the focal point for an urgent international campaign to save the lives of 17 political prisoners in Iran. These individuals, accused of affiliation with the principal Iranian opposition movement, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), face imminent execution as the regime intensifies its crackdown on dissent.
The conference brought together a coalition of lawmakers, human rights defenders, and former political prisoners from across Europe and beyond. Among the speakers were John Bercow, former speaker of the UK House of Commons; Theresa Villiers, former UK cabinet minister; Baroness Nuala O’Loan; and Ingrid Betancourt, former Colombian presidential candidate and hostage survivor. Their collective message was clear: the world must act now to save these lives and confront the Iranian regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a tool of repression.
Iran: Prisoners on Hunger Strike Against Executions, According to NGOs
Prisoners held in one of Iran’s largest prisons have gone on hunger strike to protest the rising number of executions carried out by the Islamic Republic, several human rights organizations said on Wednesday. The protest is taking place at Ghezel Hesar Prison, located in the city of Karaj, near Tehran. It began on Monday after around 15 prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their execution, according to separate statements by the Norwegian NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR) and the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) — the political coalition representing the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), banned in Iran — said that 1,500 prisoners have joined the protest. This figure could not be independently verified.
“Every day, every week, we see some of our companions sent to the gallows, and many of us spend the night consumed by the fear of death,” read a statement attributed to the prisoners and circulating on social media, the authenticity of which could not be independently confirmed.
UPDATE: 7:30 AM CEST
Tuesdays Against Executions Campaign in Iran Marked 90th Week by Nationwide Protests
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, the 90th week of the nationwide Tuesdays Against Executions campaign was marked across 52 prisons throughout Iran, as citizens and prisoners alike raised their voices against the regime’s relentless use of the death penalty. This week, protests were particularly strong inside Qezel Hesar Prison, where inmates launched a hunger strike on Monday after the transfer of 11 death-row prisoners to solitary confinement — a move widely viewed as a prelude to their imminent execution.
According to reports from inside the prison, around 1,500 inmates in halls 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Ward 2 have joined the strike, refusing all meals in protest. Prison authorities reportedly responded with threats and intimidation, even locking the small kitchen area (“cheraqkhaneh”) used by prisoners to prepare their own food.
The Murder of Zahra Ghaemi: A Stark Symbol of Violence Against Educated Women in Iran
Zahra Ghaemi, a women’s rights activist and member of the Women’s Studies Group at the University of Tehran, was murdered by her husband. She became a victim of domestic violence after she sought separation and divorce. Her husband killed her by strangling her in her sleep. Zahra Ghaemi was the mother of a 12-year-old daughter.
As a staff member at the university’s Faculty of Medical Sciences, she had dedicated much of her academic and educational work to addressing discrimination and violence against women. News of her killing was reported on October 13, 2025.
On the same day, an 80-year-old woman named Sakineh, who had suffered a severe head injury after being struck with an iron rod by her son, died in a hospital in southern Tehran after ten days of hospitalization.
According to the forensic report, bruises were found on her body, and the motive was reportedly a financial dispute.
Iran’s Regime Faces Strategic Defeat as Gaza War Exposes the Failure of Its “Resistance” Doctrine
The two-year war in Gaza and the recent ceasefire have revealed another major strategic defeat for Iran’s regime. For Ali Khamenei, who sought to use the Palestinian cause to delay or suppress uprisings at home, the outcome is devastating. Even within the regime’s own media, a rare tone of acknowledgment has emerged — signaling that Tehran’s decades-old doctrine of exporting terrorism and fueling proxy wars has failed to create deterrence. Instead, it has placed Khamenei’s regional hegemony in grave danger.
In a remarkable departure from official orthodoxy, the state-run newspaper Setareh Sobh published an article titled “A New Middle East Against Iran,” admitting that Tehran’s intervention in the Arab–Israeli conflict had been a strategic blunder. It wrote:
“The 77-year conflict between Arabs and Israel was an Arab–Hebrew–Western issue, and Iran’s entry into this conflict after the withdrawal of Arab countries was a mistake and costly. Therefore, it is time for Iran to leave the continuation of the conflict or peace to the Arab–Hebrew axis.” (Setareh Sobh, October 12, 2025)
Hunger Strike at Ghezel Hesar Amid Execution Transfers
As the sharp increase in executions continues in Iran, 16 prisoners held in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj were transferred to solitary confinement for execution. At the same time, a number of inmates refused to receive their food rations in protest against the wave of executions.
On Monday, October 13, the Iran Human Rights Society reported that at least 16 prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison for execution. According to the report, 11 of them were sentenced to death on drug-related charges, while five others were convicted of murder.
In its report, Iran HRS stated that it is still investigating further details and the identities of the prisoners. Meanwhile, the judiciary of Iran’s regime executed at least seven prisoners, including one woman, on the same day in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, as well as in Qazvin and Minab prisons.
Political Prisoner Hamid Haj-Jafar Kashani Transferred to Ward of Violent Criminals in Ghezel Hesar Prison
Hamid Haj-Jafar Kashani, a political prisoner, has been transferred to the ward for violent crime inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj after spending one month in solitary confinement.
According to reports, on Monday, October 13, this political prisoner was moved from solitary confinement to Unit 3, Hall 10 of Ghezel Hesar Prison—a ward mainly used to hold prisoners convicted of dangerous and violent crimes.
A source close to his family stated: “Hamid Haj-Jafar Kashani, in a phone call today, reported repeated threats, an unsafe environment, and inhumane conditions in this ward. His family is deeply concerned for his life.”
Power Outages to Resume in Iran Starting in January
A member of the presidium of the Energy Commission of Iran’s regime Majlis (parliament) said that despite the oil and gas reserves having almost doubled compared to last year, power outages will likely return to the country starting in January.
On Monday, October 13, Farhad Shahraki told the state-run news website Shafaqna, expressing concern about energy supply in winter: “Given the restrictions on using fuel oil for environmental reasons and the red line regarding not cutting household gas supplies, despite good reserves, I believe from January we will again witness power outages.”
This member of the presidium of the Majlis Energy Commission, referring to the obstacles in implementing the “Seventh Development Plan,” said that the plan had set a “minimum 55% efficiency” for installed power plants. However, “the Ministry of Energy has stated in its correspondence that achieving this goal is impossible due to sanctions and costs and has requested to lower the efficiency ceiling to 50%.”
From Defense to Punishment, The Case of Mohammad Najafi
On October 6, 2025, while still serving his prison sentence in Evin Prison, Mohammad Najafi, a human rights lawyer, faced a new interrogation session held in absentia at Branch 3 of the Prosecutor’s Office of District 33 (Shahid Moghaddas) in Tehran. In this latest case, he has been charged with “propaganda against the regime,” “spreading falsehoods,” and “insulting the Supreme Leader.”
A bail of 1.1 billion tomans was issued in his absence. This is the sixth judicial case opened against Najafi during his imprisonment—further evidence that even incarceration has not shielded him from continued judicial harassment.
Najafi, who suffers from severe diabetes, heart complications, and spinal disc injury, remains deprived of medical care and continues to face new prosecutions.
Rally in Paris Urges End to Iran’s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners
Paris, France – October 11, 2025 — Iranian community, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ) gathered in Paris 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.
San Francisco Rally Urges U.S. Support for Iran’s Democratic Change and End to Executions
San Francisco, California – October 11, 2025 — Iranian Americans, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), gathered in San Francisco to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators denounced the Iranian regime’s escalating wave of Iran executions and urged the U.S. administration and the international community to take decisive political action in support of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.
Washington DC Rally Urges U.S. Support for Iran’s Democratic Change and End to Executions
Washington DC – October 11, 2025 — Iranian Americans, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), gathered outside the White House to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators denounced the Iranian regime’s escalating wave of Iran executions and urged the U.S. administration and the international community to take decisive political action in support of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.
Los Angeles Rally Urges U.S. Support for Iran’s Democratic Change and End to Executions
Los Angeles, California – October 11, 2025 — Iranian Americans, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), gathered in Los Angeles to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators denounced the Iranian regime’s escalating wave of Iran executions and urged the U.S. administration and the international community to take decisive political action in support of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.