Ebrahim Raisi – Involved In

IRGC Detains Kurdish Resident in Connection with Social Media Posts

Reza Babrnejad, a Kurdish resident of Quchan and brother of Mehdi Babrnejad, who was fatally shot by government forces during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, has been detained by ...
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How Iran selects its supreme leader – a political scientist and Iran expert explains

The sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi is unlikely to drastically alter Iran’s foreign and domestic policies, but it has left a power vacuum. As stipulated by the constitution, ...
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Iran Intensifies Oppression Under Shadows of Presidential Helicopter Crash

Under the shadows of the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking officials, Iran’s Cyber Police of have intensified their surveillance and repression. Iran's Cyber Police ...
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Challenges Facing Khamenei; Succession and Lack of Public Trust

Khamenei's biggest challenge is winning the nation's trust. Nearly nine out of ten social media comments about former President Ebrahim Raisi's death blame Khamenei or his political system for ...
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As Mourning Ends in Iran, Politics Begins

President Ebrahim Raisi's burial at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad marks the culmination of days of nationwide processions following his death over the weekend in a helicopter crash. ...
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German Journalists Attacked at Iranian President’s Funeral

Mourners at the funeral procession of Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Wednesday assaulted a news team from Germany’s television. The German ARD news crew was targeted while filming buses ...
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