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Activists and UN Officials Call on Iran to Stop the Hanging of a Kurdish Prisoner
UN officials and right to life activists in Iran have called upon Iran to stop the execution of a Kurdish prisoner who has reportedly…
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Sunni Theologian to Iran Leader: Your Judiciary is Executing Sunnis More
The spiritual leader of the Sunni Muslims in Iran has written a letter to his Shiite counterpart, the Iranian Supreme Leader, expressing concerns over…
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Iran executed a nuclear scientist who allegedly defected to the US
Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared from Iran in 2009, later on claiming that he was kidnapped, tortured and bribed to cooperate…
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Sunni prisoners face imminent execution
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that 27 Sunni prisoners in Karaj Rejai Shahr Prison are in imminent danger of execution. HRANA…
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Iran reinstates funding for families of executed criminals
The Iranian president’s adviser on Women and Family Affairs says the government has allotted a budget to assist the families of executed people, citing…
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Rights group slams Saudi death sentence for Palestinian poet
Saudi Arabia has issued a death sentence to Palestinian poet and artist Ashraf Fayadh on the charges of apostasy and renouncing Islam. The Guardian…
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Execution of young offenders draws criticism
Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two juvenile offenders in Iran in recent weeks. Fatemeh Salbehi was hanged at the age of 23…
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Rights group appeals to Iran to spare condemned man
Amnesty International has called on Iran to halt the execution of Saman Nasim, who was found guilty of enmity against God for membership in…