The Iranian news website Emtedad and the U.S.-based human rights organization HRANA reported on Wednesday, May 20, that a court in Tehran had issued new rulings regarding defendants in the case known as the “Ekbatan case,” under which three of them were acquitted.
On Saturday, May 23, NetBlocks announced that network data indicates Iran’s internet shutdown has entered its thirteenth week, with the country’s period of “digital isolation” from the world surpassing 2,016 hours on its 85th day.
The Human Rights Center of Iran reported on Saturday, May 23, that judicial authorities in Iran’s Semnan Province had sentenced Leila Ramazani and Fatemeh Malek-Ahmadi to a combined total of 53 years in prison.
On Wednesday, May 20, NetBlocks, the internet monitoring organization, announced that Iran’s widespread internet shutdown had entered its 82nd day, with the country still largely disconnected from the global internet after 1,944 hours.
Zahra Behrouzazar, Deputy for Women's Affairs in the Islamic Republic of Iran, stated that women have been disproportionately affected by internet shutdowns and restrictions in Iran.
On Tuesday, May 19, Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported that, by judicial order, the assets of 52 individuals in Zanjan Province had been confiscated on charges of alleged links to networks described as “collabor
In its annual report on the implementation of capital punishment in 2025, Amnesty International announced that a total of 2,707 executions were recorded worldwide, representing an increase of 1,518 executions compared with 2024.
Iranian media reported on Sunday night, the ninth of Farvardin, heavy airstrikes on Tehran and Karaj, along with power outages in parts of these two cities.
While thirty days have passed since the start of the ongoing war, reports from Iran indicate that on Sunday evening, the ninth of Farvardin, and early Monday morning, several cities including Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan, and Ardabil witnessed explosions and airstrikes.
