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Heshmat Alavi

@HeshmatAlavi

Dec 28

THREAD
1)
Keyvan Beykpour, co-founder of Periscope, former general manager of Consumer / head of product at Twitter, is from #Iran and favorable views about the regime ruling the country.

The same regime that is killing innocent people in the streets during the #IranRevolution.

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@mtaibbi @bariweiss @ShellenbergerMD @lhfang @SaraCarterDC @skb_sara @JessieJaneDuff @dpatrikarakos @joekent16jan19 @ElectionWiz 2)
#Iran apologist/lobbyist Negar Mortazavi reached out to Beykpour, hinting at a very peculiar relationship between such a senior Iranian official at Twitter and a figure like Mortazavi.

3)
For those interested, read about Negar Mortazavi and her very close relationship with #Iran’s regime here.
heshmatalavi.substack.com/p/who-is-negar…

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Heshmat Alavi

@HeshmatAlavi

Dec 28

Niloufar Mirzaii Bafti, from Kerman, south-central #Iran, was arrested 58 days ago for her role in the #IranRevolution.
Forced to confess in Evin Prison to being a "protest leader", she could be sentenced to death on charges of "Moharebeh" or "waging war against God".
#BeHerVoice

Farhad Hemmati, 28, left his home three months ago to participating in the #IranRevolution. He never returned.

His mother says she has searched everywhere for him, to no avail.

There is no information about his conditions and/or whereabouts.

Please #BeHisVoice.

#Iran

Yousef Zarif, a student of Tehran's Allameh Tabataba'i University, remains behind bars for participating in the ongoing #IranRevolution.

There is no information about his conditions.

Please #BeHisVoice.

#Iran

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Heshmat Alavi

@HeshmatAlavi

Dec 27

Dec 27—Tabriz, NW #Iran
Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Aylar Haghi's murder by security forces began chanting:
"Khamenei is a murderer! His rule is illegitimate!"
#IranRevolution
#آیلار_حقی

Dec 27—Tabriz, NW #Iran
Locals gathered to mark the 40th day of Aylar Haghi's murder by security forces were chanting:
"We're all together and we'll fight to the end!"
#IranRevolution
#آیلار_حقی

Dec 27—Tabriz, NW #Iran
Authorities dispatched a large number of security units to the cemetery where people were gathered to mark the 40th day of Aylar Haghi's murder by regime security forces.
#IranRevolution
#آیلار_حقی

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Heshmat Alavi

@HeshmatAlavi

Dec 27

Rojine Yousefzadeh, 26, from Mahabad, NW #Iran, arrested in Tehran as #IranRevolution began, has been sentenced to five years behind bars. She has been deprived of a lawyer of her choice. Her family cannot afford the $24,000 bail.

Please #BeHerVoice.

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@UNHumanRights @volker_turk @AmnestyMENA @StateDept @NikkiHaley @SaraCarterDC @skb_sara @emilykschrader @AmandaMilius @ChanelRion Danial Ghezeljaie, 21, from Gonbad-e Kavus, NE #Iran, was abducted on November 16 by security forces.

He has been tortured and sentenced to death on charges of "Moharebeh" or "waging war against God" for posting a poem in support of Iranian women's protests.

Please #BeHisVoice.

Dr. Ebrahim Rigi, a physician in Zahedan, southeast #Iran, has been sentenced to death on charges of "corruption on Earth".
He was treating injured locals gunned down by security forces on Sep 30. He was arrested on Oct 13 while driving home from work.

Please #BeHisVoice.

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Heshmat Alavi

@HeshmatAlavi

Dec 22

#Iran - Human rights organizations are reporting 81 executions of Baluchi inmates in the past 120 days in various prisons across the country.
#IranRevolution2022

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@UNHumanRights @volker_turk @amnestyusa @StateDept @EU_Commission @Europarl_EN @SaraCarterDC @skb_sara @KJTorrance @KellyRiddell #Iran—Baluch inmates sentenced to death on charges of "Moharebeh" or "waging war against God"

—Mohammad & Ali Rakhshahni-Azad, 15 & 16
—Mansour & Nezam Hout
—Esmaeel, Behzad, Jamshid, Omid, & Farshid Hassanzehi
—Ibrahim Rigi
—Abdolmalek Dousti
—Mansour Dehmardeh

#IranRevolution

#Iran - Two lawyers, Fereshteh Tabanian & Negin Kiani, in East Azerbaijan & Khuzestan provinces, have been sentenced to time in jail today on charges of "propaganda against the state".

They're also banned from leaving the country and have seen their phones confiscated.

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Heshmat Alavi

@HeshmatAlavi

Dec 22

THREAD

1)
During the past few weeks, the city of Izeh in southwest #Iran has witnessed many developments.

The regime has been going the distance to keep a lid on intense armed clashes between locals and its security forces, resulting in many setbacks for the regime.

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@UNHumanRights @volker_turk @StateDept @AdamShawNY @Kredo0 @APDiploWriter @KJTorrance @KellyRiddell @gregkellyusa @Logan_Ratick 2)
Some stats:
—Nearly 150 killed/injured among #Iran’s security forces in clashes lasting at least 5 hours

—At least three locals killed in clashes/under torture, more than 700-800 arrested

—Hossein Saeedi and Mahmoud Ahmadi among the locals killed

3)
Dec 20
Security units launched attacks using heavy weapons (RPG, mortar rounds, grenades….) targeting villages near Izeh.

Saeedi & Ahmadi were killed. Several others arrested.

Mr. Mojahed Kurkur may also have been killed.