Authorities have arrested three men in Iran for allegedly attempting to sell newborn babies on the photo-sharing Instagram platform. According to reporting by the semi-official ISNA news agency, the men first bought two babies from their mothers for approximately $500 USD and then resold them for $2,000 and $2,500. The babies were 20 days old…
Rayhaneh Ameri, 22, was recently killed in Kerman, Iran by her father for returning home late one night. In a violent rage, Rayhaneh’s father allegedly beat her with an axe, causing her to bleed out and slowly die. According to a report from last Tuesday, when Rayhaneh’s sister and mother came home to an empty…
A 20-year-old computer science major arrested on April 10 at his parents’ home in Tehran by the regime forces has now reportedly contracted COVID-19 while in custody. Ali Younesi, a high-achieving math and science student, was taken by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps without a warrant in a very violent arrest that allegedly left his forehead…
It is the morning after the Beth Israel Synagogue in Los Angeles’ largely Jewish Fairfax district was vandalized Saturday night with graffiti that read “Free Palestine,” and “F- Israel.” After Editor-in-Chief Lisa Daftari broke the story Saturday night on social media with a photograph of the graffitied building, prompting thousands of posts and comments condemning…
In response to mandatory closures at Iran’s holy shrines where worshipers have been congregating and kissing relics despite the country’s accelerated spread of coronavirus, a religious cleric encouraged more gathering, referring to the World Health Organization as “infidels” and “Jews,” according to a video posted on social media. “Authorities have ordered the shrine’s closure. Well,…
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., acknowledged Tuesday that he met with Iran’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. In a thread of four tweets, Murphy reasoned that in the midst of escalation between the U.S. and Iran, “it’s dangerous not to talk to adversaries.” The tweets were the first confirmation of his…