By Navid Felker

On the morning of Friday 8th November, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the north-western provinces of Iran. The latest reports indicate that there are eight dead and tens of thousands of injured people.

Among those affected are many children who have been suffering in the very cold conditions of this harsh winter.

During a crisis management session, Youssef Davoudi, a representative of the city of Sarab, told the country’s parliament that there are many children suffering from frostbite. He also said that many of the people are suffering from illness and that there is a desperate need for more doctors and health professionals. Davoudi said that “at least seven to eight teams of general practitioners are needed to look after them”.

By Azita Carlson

The Iranian regime has been behind a major misinformation campaign that has the aim of discrediting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), or Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), as it is also known. The regime has used publications around the world to spread lies, untruths and misinformation and to rehash allegations that were addressed a long time ago.

This should not be so much of a concern considering that publications these days exercise the appropriate due diligence and research subjects that they write about – especially when the subject is as sensitive as the political situation in Iran.

By Armin Baldwin

Hassan Heydari, a 29-year-old Iranian popular dissident poet, died last week under suspicious circumstances in Ahvaz’s Shafa Hospital, prompting anti-regime protests in Ahvaz and several other cities.

Heydari’s death came a month after he was arrested by the Iranian regime’s authorities.

His death, which locals believe was due to poisoning by the Intelligence Ministry, triggered a series of protests in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan.

By Atousa Pilger

In a congressional briefing at the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2019, senators Ted Cruz and John Boozman expressed their solidarity and support for the Iranian people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

The briefing was to discuss the rise of domestic suppression and regional aggression by the Iranian regime as anti-regime protests spread in Iran and intensify in Iraq and Lebanon.