{"id":338545,"date":"2025-10-25T06:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=338545"},"modified":"2025-10-25T13:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:13:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-25-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-25-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 25, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338547\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance held a bookstand in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 21, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Zurich-iranian-resistance-activism-21102025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance held a bookstand in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 21, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">FATF Keeps Iran on High-Risk List, Urges Full Compliance with Anti-Terror and Anti-Money-Laundering Standards<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-46188 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/fatf-e1761394359606.jpg\" alt=\"fatf\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran will remain on the FATF High Risk Jurisdictions Subject to a Call for Action\u00a0statement until the full Action Plan has been completed. As the FATF previously stated, should Iran ratify and implement the Palermo and Terrorist Financing Conventions, in line with the FATF standards, the FATF will decide on next steps, including whether to suspend countermeasures. The FATF may consider additional next steps if Iran fails to demonstrate additional progress on its action plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The FATF strongly encourages Iran to work with the FATF to urgently make further progress on its action plan to fully address: (1) adequately criminalizing terrorist financing, including by removing the exemption for designated groups \u201cattempting to end foreign occupation, colonialism and racism\u201d; (2) identifying and freezing terrorist assets in line with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions; (3) ensuring an adequate and enforceable customer due diligence regime; (4) demonstrating how authorities are identifying and sanctioning unlicensed money\/value transfer service providers; (5) ratify and implement the TF Convention in line with the FATF standards and ensure that the ratification and implementation of the Palermo Convention is also in line with the FATF standards and clarify the capability to provide mutual legal assistance; and (6) ensuring that financial institutions verify that wire transfers contain complete originator and beneficiary information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatf-gafi.org\/en\/publications\/High-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions\/Call-for-action-october-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Political Prisoner Shahin Zhoghitabar Exposes Regime\u2019s Lies in Message from Evin<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Simay Azadi Exclusive: Political Prisoner Shahin Zoughitabar Speaks from Iran&amp;#039;s Evin Prison\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_4EAeHf4W-5E\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F4EAeHf4W-5E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4EAeHf4W-5E\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-24T13:01:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_4EAeHf4W-5E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F4EAeHf4W-5E%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Simay Azadi Exclusive: Political Prisoner Shahin Zoughitabar Speaks from Iran&#039;s Evin Prison<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4EAeHf4W-5E\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F4EAeHf4W-5E%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Simay Azadi Exclusive: Political Prisoner Shahin Zoughitabar Speaks from Iran&amp;#039;s Evin Prison\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Exclusive message from Shahin Zoughitabar, political prisoner in Evin Prison, recorded on July 28, 2025, and published by Simay Azadi. Zoughitabar exposes new interrogation tactics by the IRGC Intelligence and warns of the regime\u2019s disinformation campaign against the PMOI (MEK) and the Resistance Units. He declares: \u201cThe only way to liberation is the Third Option of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the path of the Mojahedin, and the path of the Resistance Units.\u201d Please visit our website to get more information: http:\/\/www.en.iranntv.com\/ \ud83d\udd14\ud835\udc03\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27&#039;\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@en_simayazadi\/?sub_confirmation=1 \ud83d\udd17 Stay Connected With Us. Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Simay-Azadi-Tv-En\/61567188496965\/ Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/en_simayazadi\/ Twitter (X): https:\/\/x.com\/en_simayazadi Website: http:\/\/www.en.iranntv.com\/ \ud83d\udce9 For business inquiries: contact@iranntv.com ============================= \ud83c\udfacSuggested videos for you: \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=plUvZ3xtkJ4 \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dQmVEtdXEuY \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O9HsfU7IkuE \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7zq9oRXtDTI \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n1oDDESVUBQ \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6rj-Br5JuXY \u25b6\ufe0f https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QCrtiYB_LAI ================================= \ud83d\udd0e Related Phrases: Hashtags\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From inside the notorious Evin Prison, the courageous voice of political prisoner Shahin Zhoghitabar has emerged, delivering a powerful message of defiance that cuts through the regime\u2019s propaganda and reaffirms the Iranian people\u2019s unwavering commitment to freedom. Despite facing a new 10-year prison sentence on fabricated charges and suffering from severe health complications due to inhumane conditions, his message is a testament to the unbreakable spirit of resistance that the clerical dictatorship has failed to crush. His words are not merely those of one man, but a reflection of a nation held hostage, fighting for its liberation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-political-prisoner-shahin-zhoghitabar-exposes-regimes-lies-in-message-from-evin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Wields Medical Neglect as a Weapon Against Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336506 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-Women-Bojnourd-Prison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-Women-Bojnourd-Prison.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-Women-Bojnourd-Prison-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the world watches the Iranian regime\u2019s execution machine working in overdrive, a more insidious method of elimination is being deployed in the dungeons of the clerical regime. Beyond the gallows and the firing squads, the theocracy is now systematically weaponizing medicine, deliberately denying life-saving care to political prisoners in a horrifying policy of \u201cslow-killing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not an administrative failure or a series of tragic oversights; it is a calculated campaign of state-sanctioned murder, designed to eliminate dissenters without the public outcry of a formal execution. This cruel tactic, however, is not a sign of strength. It is the desperate act of a failing regime terrified of the organized resistance that continues to gain ground among the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-regime-wields-medical-neglect-as-a-weapon-against-political-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baroness O\u2019Loan: \u201cMadame Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan is a clear roadmap for a democratic Iran\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Baroness Nuala O\u2019Loan, former Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and member of the UK House of Lords, called for urgent international action to stop executions in Iran and to hold the regime accountable for its human-rights abuses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Baroness O\u2019Loan: \u201cMadame Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan is a clear roadmap for a democratic Iran\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IccphnyJFP\">https:\/\/t.co\/IccphnyJFP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1981067554413302218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking in an exclusive interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.iranntv.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simay Azadi<\/a>\u00a0on the sidelines of the\u00a0conference at Church House Westminster\u00a0on\u00a0October 11, 2025, held as part of the\u00a0<em>\u201cNo to Execution\u201d Campaign Week<\/em>, she urged the\u00a0United Nations\u00a0to refer\u00a0Ali Khamenei\u00a0and other officials responsible for atrocities to the\u00a0International Court, and called on the\u00a0UK government\u00a0to expand its sanctions to target all perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.iranntv.com\/baroness-oloan-madame-rajavis-ten-point-plan-is-a-clear-roadmap-for-a-democratic-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ingrid Betancourt To Simay Azadi: \u201cWe Say No to the Shah and No to the Mullahs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prominent Colombian politician and former presidential candidate\u00a0<strong>Ingrid Betancourt<\/strong>\u00a0expressed her strong solidarity with the\u00a0<strong>Iranian Resistance<\/strong>\u00a0and condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s executions and repression during an exclusive interview with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.iranntv.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simay Azadi<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on the sidelines of the\u00a0<strong>conference at Church House Westminster<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>October 11, 2025<\/strong>, part of the\u00a0<em>\u201cNo to Execution\u201d Campaign Week.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prominent Colombian politician and former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt expressed strong solidarity with the Iranian Resistance and condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s executions.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h2vZ2nGL8E\">https:\/\/t.co\/h2vZ2nGL8E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1980556205132247314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She emphasized that both the Shah\u2019s dictatorship and the clerical regime represent two sides of the same tyranny and called for global unity to end executions in Iran and support the struggle for democracy and equality led by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>NCRI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.iranntv.com\/ingrid-betancourt-to-simay-azadi-we-say-no-to-the-shah-and-no-to-the-mullahs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Fariba Khorramabadi Sentenced to 1.5 Years in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338546 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NCRI-Women-Fariba-Khoramabadi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NCRI-Women-Fariba-Khoramabadi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NCRI-Women-Fariba-Khoramabadi-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fariba Khorramabadi, a professor of theology and political prisoner, has been sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary Court to one and a half years in prison. The verdict was officially delivered to her on October 23, 2025, inside Fardis Prison, also known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kachoui Prison<\/a>, in Karaj.\u00a0According to the court\u2019s ruling, Fariba Khorramabadi was convicted on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state\u201d and \u201cmembership in anti-government networks.\u201d Her trial was held on October 7, 2025, in one of the branches of the Karaj Revolutionary Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fariba Khorramabadi, who has a history of heart attack, is reportedly in deteriorating health inside Fardis Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/24\/professor-fariba-khorramabadi-1-5-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Mall Scandal Reveals Deep-Rooted Corruption at the Heart of the Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-314121 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Debsh-Tea-Embezzlement-Corruption-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"The Debsh Tea Embezzlement Corruption (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Debsh-Tea-Embezzlement-Corruption-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Debsh-Tea-Embezzlement-Corruption-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Debsh-Tea-Embezzlement-Corruption-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Debsh-Tea-Embezzlement-Corruption-1-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/The-Debsh-Tea-Embezzlement-Corruption-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"1195\">The latest revelations surrounding Bank Ayandeh and the financing of Iran Mall, the country\u2019s largest commercial complex, have once again exposed the entrenched network of financial corruption within the Iranian regime. At the center of this scandal stands Ali Ansari, a powerful businessman whose wealth and influence stem directly from his close connections to the political establishment, particularly to individuals in the circle of Ali Khamenei, the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1773\">For years, Ansari has been a key figure in a sprawling network of financial and commercial projects that have thrived under the protection of the ruling elite. His name has repeatedly surfaced in major corruption cases, yet despite numerous allegations of economic misconduct and embezzlement, he has never been subjected to serious judicial investigation or prosecution. The case of Iran Mall offers a clear example of how Iran\u2019s corrupt financial structure operates: through political favoritism, self-dealing, and impunity for those connected to the centers of power.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/iran-mall-scandal-reveals-deep-rooted-corruption-at-the-heart-of-the-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Restaurant Industry on the Brink: Inflation and Inequality Reshape the Dining Landscape<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338548 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iranian-restaurant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iranian-restaurant.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iranian-restaurant-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"1001\">The sharp and relentless rise in inflation, soaring food prices, and the steady erosion of purchasing power have pushed Iran\u2019s restaurant industry to the edge of collapse. Across the country, restaurant owners are warning that their businesses can no longer sustain operations under current economic pressures. For many, keeping the doors open is no longer profitable, and hundreds of establishments are now on the verge of permanent closure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1406\">Data show that while overall dining out has sharply declined, takeaway orders increased by about 25 percent during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. This shift in consumer behavior reflects a fundamental reality: as living costs surge, many Iranians now opt for cheaper ready-made meals rather than dining in restaurants\u2014once a hallmark of the urban middle class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-restaurant-industry-on-the-brink-inflation-and-inequality-reshape-the-dining-landscape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Weeks of Solitary Confinement for Hamzeh Darvish in Lakan Prison, Rasht<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-235871 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more than two weeks, Hamzeh Darvish, a Sunni faith prisoner of conscience, has been held in solitary confinement in Lakan Prison, Rasht, without any contact with his family. The isolation began on 8 October 2025, by order of Rasht Prosecutor Mehdi Falah Miri, immediately after Darvish released an audio message from inside the prison exposing years of torture and abuse and naming specific judicial and security officials in Gilan Province. Since then, no information has been available on his physical or mental condition, and his family and human rights activists warn of a serious risk to his life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hamzeh Darvish has been imprisoned since 2016 on security-related charges. Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, sentenced him to 18 years in prison (15 years to be served). In May 2020, he was punitively transferred from Ghezel Hesar Prison to Lakan Prison in Rasht, where he has faced constant pressure and retaliation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/10\/24\/two-weeks-of-solitary-confinement-for-hamzeh-darvish-in-lakan-prison-rasht\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rejection of Manouchehr Fallah\u2019s Judicial Review Raises<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328427 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Manouchehr-Fallah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Manouchehr-Fallah.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Manouchehr-Fallah-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Court\u2019s rejection of a judicial review for Manouchehr Fallah, a political prisoner from Rasht and one of those detained during the 2022\u20132023 nationwide protests, has sharply escalated concerns among human rights defenders. Fallah now faces an imminent risk of execution, and his case is emerging as one of the most urgent death penalty cases under the ruling regime in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manouchehr Fallah, 42, is married and the father of a teenage daughter. He has been held in Lakan Prison in Rasht since 18 June 2023 (28 Khordad 1402). He was first prosecuted on the charge of \u201cpropaganda against the regime\u201d and sentenced to 11 months in prison. After serving that sentence, bail of 400 million tomans was reportedly approved and his release should have followed. Instead, security and judicial authorities blocked his release and opened a new file against him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/10\/24\/rejection-of-manouchehr-fallahs-judicial-review-raises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Berlin Exhibition Raises Voice Against Executions in Iran and Supports Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Berlin Exhibition Raises Voice Against Executions in Iran and Supports Political Prisoners -1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_B_bzAkzy-Ss\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FB_bzAkzy-Ss%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_bzAkzy-Ss\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-24T05:16:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_B_bzAkzy-Ss\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FB_bzAkzy-Ss%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Berlin Exhibition Raises Voice Against Executions in Iran and Supports Political Prisoners -1<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B_bzAkzy-Ss\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FB_bzAkzy-Ss%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Berlin Exhibition Raises Voice Against Executions in Iran and Supports Political Prisoners -1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Berlin, Germany \u2013 October 22, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s increasing use of the death penalty, particularly against political prisoners. The event also expressed solidarity with the \u201cNo to Execution\u201d campaign.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"1002\"><strong>Berlin, Germany \u2013 October 22, 2025 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s increasing use of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death penalty<\/a>, particularly against political prisoners. The event also expressed solidarity with the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/category\/executions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No to Execution<\/a>\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/10\/berlin-exhibition-raises-voice-against-executions-in-iran-and-supports-political-prisoners\/80019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-24-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST FATF Keeps Iran on High-Risk List, Urges Full Compliance with Anti-Terror and Anti-Money-Laundering Standards Iran will remain [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":338547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-338545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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