{"id":340579,"date":"2025-12-17T07:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=340579"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:32:39","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Resistance Units in Zahedan defy repression as Iran\u2019s regime increases executions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Boxer Sentenced to Death At ‘Imminent’ Risk of Execution: Rights Groups<\/h3>\n

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The World Boxing Council and sporting luminaries including former tennis star Martina Navratilova have called on Iran to spare the life of Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani, 30, a silver medallist in the national boxing championship.<\/p>\n

Vafaei-Sani was arrested in 2020 over involvement in 2019 protests, charged with membership of the People’s Mujahedin (PMOI, also known by the Persian acronym MEK) organisation, which is banned in Iran, and sentenced to death after being convicted of the capital crime of “corruption on earth”.<\/p>\n

This week he was informed that his request for a retrial has been rejected by Iran’s Supreme Court, while his case has now been sent to the office for implementation of sentences, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said.<\/p>\n

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Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Exodus Movement, Inc.<\/h3>\n

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $3,103,360 settlement with Exodus Movement, Inc. (“Exodus”) to settle its potential civil liability for 254 apparent violations of OFAC\u2019s sanctions on Iran. Between October 2017 and January 2019, Exodus provided customer support services to users in Iran which in certain instances helped such users access digital asset exchanges through Exodus’s wallet software. The settlement amount reflects OFAC’s determination that the apparent violations were not voluntarily self-disclosed and that 12 of the 254 apparent violations were egregious.<\/p>\n

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Iran And the Human Rights Battle: Why Has the World Reacted Again?<\/h3>\n

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In November 2025, the UN Third Committee adopted a\u00a0bold resolution<\/a>\u00a0on human rights violations in Iran. The resolution,\u00a0<\/sub>which refers to mass executions, arbitrary arrests, discrimination against women and minorities, cross-border intimidation, and the\u00a01988 massacre<\/a>, once again demonstrated that human rights violations in Iran are not exceptions but a systematic policy.<\/p>\n

The condemnation of Iran is the\u00a0result of years of efforts<\/a>\u00a0by victims\u2019 families, human rights activists, and independent organisations such as the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n

At the\u00a0UN Third Committee meeting on Iran<\/a>, Andrew Sigley, the UK\u2019s First Secretary for Human Rights, stated: \u201cIran continues to target civil society beyond its borders. This activity seeks to silence journalists, activists and others responsible for documenting serious human rights violations. We are committed to working with international partners to combat this malign activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Briefing at the U.S. House of Representatives<\/h3>\n

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As we are approaching Christmas and the New Year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I also express my gratitude to the distinguished Representatives for their attention to the situation in my country and for their continued support for the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom and democracy. I must also stress the importance of House Resolution 166, supported by 226 members, \u201cexpressing support for the Iranian people\u2019s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran,\u201d and urging the free world to \u201crecognize the rights of the Iranian people, the protesters, and the Resistance Units to confront the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and repressive forces to bring about change.\u201d<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Rally Condemns Executions in Iran, Calls for Release of Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n
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