{"id":330137,"date":"2025-04-05T08:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T07:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330137"},"modified":"2025-04-06T07:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T06:52:26","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Bern, Switzerland, held a bookstand on April 3, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n

UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iran Prepares Mass Finger Amputation of ‘Thieves’ in Brutal Sharia Punishment<\/h3>\n

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Iranian authorities are preparing to chop off the fingers from the hands of three men convicted of robbery as part of their horrific punishment.<\/p>\n

Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharfian and Mehdi Shahivand, who are being held in Urumieh Central prison, West\u00a0Azerbaijan<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0province, are waiting to undergo the ‘cruel and irreversible’ punishment of finger amputation as early as April 11, human rights organisation Amnesty International said today.<\/p>\n

All three men were arrested in August 2017 and convicted of robbery in 2019 after a ‘grossly unfair trial’, in which the court sentenced them to have four fingers on their right hands completely cut off.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disability Rate in Iran Surges to 11.5%: Experts Urge Policy Reform and Infrastructure Investment<\/h3>\n

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The head of Iran\u2019s Welfare Organization has revealed a striking rise in the national disability rate, marking a turning point in the country\u2019s public health and social care landscape. According to Javad Hosseini, the findings of the latest\u00a0National Disability Epidemiology Survey<\/em>\u00a0indicate that approximately\u00a011.5% of Iran\u2019s population, <\/strong>equivalent to\u00a09.5 million people, <\/strong>are currently living with some form of disability in 2024.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a meeting of the Gonabad County Administrative Council on March 29, Hosseini noted that the survey, which included data from 297,000 households within the welfare target community, shows a\u00a0significant increase<\/strong>\u00a0compared to past years. In 2011, the disability rate was officially reported at only\u00a01.3%<\/strong>\u2014a figure that experts now consider vastly underestimated due to flawed methodologies and outdated standards.<\/p>\n

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No to Death Sentences: Protest by the Family of Political Prisoner Vahid Bani Amerian<\/h3>\n

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On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, coinciding with the traditional Iranian festival of Sizdah Bedar, the family of political prisoner Vahid Bani Amerian staged a protest in Sonqor, condemning the death sentences issued against political prisoners in Iran.<\/p>\n

Holding pictures of their son and Pouya Ghobadi, another political prisoner sentenced to death, his parents carried handwritten signs demanding the immediate abolition of death sentences for political detainees.<\/p>\n

In a video message, the father of political prisoner Vahid Bani Amerian said:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dears, we spent\u00a0Sizdah Bedar<\/em>\u00a0of 1404 (April 2, 2025) without you once again, outside the city, weighed down by grief and sorrow\u2014while your death sentences have been issued.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s 2025 Budget: Massive Oil Revenues for Military, State Assets Transferred to IRGC<\/h3>\n

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The detailed text of Iran\u2019s new budget bill (which started on March 21) was released by the Iranian government on Monday, March 31. It not only highlights the massive share of oil revenues and national budget allocated to the military and security forces but also facilitates these institutions\u2019 acquisition of state assets.<\/p>\n

For several years, a portion of Iran\u2019s oil exports has been allocated to military forces, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC<\/a>), under the \u201cStrengthening National Defense\u201d program. However, this year, not only has the military\u2019s oil share increased significantly, but government budget expenditures to finance them have also grown. Additionally, the authorization for direct crude oil deliveries has expanded to include other institutions and projects, such as Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n

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Report on the Situation of Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran \u2013 Part 8<\/h3>\n

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Vahid Bani-Amerian, born in 1992, from Sonqor, is a graduate of Electrical Engineering and holds a Master\u2019s degree in Strategic Management from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in Tehran. He is a prime example of Iran\u2019s educated and courageous youth who has been systematically targeted by the Iranian regime for his civic and political activism. The death sentence issued against him on December 1, 2024, by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court is not only a blatant violation of human rights but also a serious warning to the international community regarding the intensification of repression in Iran. This report aims to highlight Vahid Bani-Amerian\u2019s situation and calls for urgent action to save his life.<\/p>\n

Vahid Bani-Amerian, an outstanding student and civil activist, has been arrested multiple times since 2017 for his courage in defending collective rights:<\/p>\n

2017\u20132018: Arrested on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the regime and insulting the Supreme Leader,\u201d sentenced to five years in prison in December 2018.<\/p>\n

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Manchester Exhibition Host Exhibition to Protest Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n
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Manchester Exhibition Host Exhibition to Protest Executions of Iranian Political Prisoners \u2013 April 3<\/div><\/div>
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