Iran pardons over 10,000 detained protestors with certain 'conditions'; no solace for dual nationals
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran pardons over 10,000 detained protestors with certain 'conditions'; no solace for dual nationals

India TV News  

Iran pardons detainees: In a major development, Iran, which has detained more than 20,000 protestors in the past six months, has freed more than half of the prisoners, a state news agency reported on Sunday. According to media reports, the latest development came following Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's intervention which advocated for the release of over ten thousand prisoners. It is worth mentioning Iran has been boiling ever since 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, was killed in police custody. Although Iranian authorities claimed Rahnavard was the second detainee who was executed publically in the past month, the human rights activists claimed more than a dozen were killed ever since the protest erupted.

Iran Protest Iranian Claimed Khamenei  iranian  solace  leader  rights  killed  detained  claimed  iran  dual  protest  pardons  certain  past  nationals  supreme  10000  conditions  protestors

History of this topic

Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
3 months ago

Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that became an anthem to the 2022 protests that rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Shervin Hajipour, who was presented his Grammy in 2023 by U.S. first lady Jill Biden, …

Bahrain’s king pardons over 450 inmates. Many may be political prisoners, activist says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bahrain’s king pardons over 450 inmates. Many may be political prisoners, activist says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s king pardoned 457 prisoners Wednesday night to mark his 25th anniversary as the island nation’s ruler, with one activist saying many of those freed appeared to be political prisoners. Bahrain’s government did not answer questions from The Associated Press, but said the pardon “further demonstrates Bahrain’s commitment to criminal justice, with an opportunity today …

Iran’s prisons are now ‘sites of mass killings’ as executions soar, says Amnesty
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran’s prisons are now ‘sites of mass killings’ as executions soar, says Amnesty

The Telegraph  

Iran’s prisons have been “transformed into sites of mass killings”, with the number of executions hitting an eight-year high in 2023, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Some 853 people were executed last year – including five boys under 18 – nearly double the number of total executions in 2021, showing that the death penalty is being “weaponised” …

As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn
10 months, 4 weeks ago

As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. Li, a Stanford University doctoral student, says though he feels “so much joy and happiness” for the other families — many of whom he’s become friendly with over the years — “I’d be lying if I didn’t say that then the next …

Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says
1 year, 1 month ago

Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations chief said in a new report. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report to the U.N. General Assembly on the human rights situation in Iran that seven men were executed …

Iran executions in May highest since 2015: rights group
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran executions in May highest since 2015: rights group

The Hindu  

Iran has executed over 300 people this year, with the rate in May during the current surge in hangings the highest monthly figure in the country since 2015, a rights group said on Thursday. At least 142 people were executed in May, the highest monthly figure since 2015, meaning an average of over four people were hanged every day last …

Iran Executes Two Men Convicted Over Desecrating Koran: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran Executes Two Men Convicted Over Desecrating Koran: Report

News 18  

Iran on Monday executed two people convicted over desecrating the Koran and insulting the Prophet Mohammad, the judiciary said. Sadrollah Fazeli Zarei and Youssef Mehrdad were hanged in the morning, having previously been convicted over “insulting Prophet Mohammad and… burning the Koran”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. Iran executes more people yearly than any other nation except China, according …

Executions surge by 75pc in Iran after anti-government protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Executions surge by 75pc in Iran after anti-government protests

The Telegraph  

Iran recorded a 75 per cent increase in executions last year, according to an annual report by two human rights groups, as Tehran grapples to contain an anti-government protest movement. On Thursday, Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty said that Iran executed at least 582 prisoners in 2022, the highest number since 2015 and a …

Iran says 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned by top leader
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran says 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned by top leader

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran announced Monday that the country’s supreme leader has pardoned more than 22,000 people arrested in the recent anti-government protests that swept the Islamic Republic. The statement by Iran’s judiciary head Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi offered for the first time a glimpse of the full scope of the government’s crackdown that followed the demonstrations over the …

Iran says 22,000 people arrested in anti-government protests have been pardoned
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran says 22,000 people arrested in anti-government protests have been pardoned

LA Times  

Iran announced Monday that the country’s supreme leader has pardoned more than 22,000 people arrested in the recent anti-government protests sweeping the Islamic Republic. The statement by the head of Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi, offered for the first time a glimpse of the full scope of the government’s crackdown that followed the demonstrations over the September death of 22-year-old …

Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Pardons 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Prisoners
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran Protests: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Pardons 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Prisoners

ABP News  

New Delhi: After a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest, Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including some who were arrested during recent anti-government protests, according to state news agency IRNA on Sunday. However, state media reports stated that the pardon granted by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was subject to conditions and would not apply …

Iran acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran acknowledges ‘tens of thousands’ detained in protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday reportedly ordered an amnesty or reduction in prison sentences for “tens of thousands” of people detained amid nationwide anti-government protests shaking the country, acknowledging for the first time the scale of the crackdown. “Khamenei’s hypocritical pardon doesn’t change anything,” wrote Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam of the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights. All …

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far
1 year, 10 months ago

Brazen in the face of protests, Iran has executed 55 people so far

Firstpost  

Experts say security forces have shown “a flagrant disregard for human life,” after a protest movement against the Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has subsided since November last year. Paris: In a move that is considered to create fear as protests shake the country, Iranian authorities have executed 55 people this year, said Norway-based Iran Human Rights, adding that …

Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different
1 year, 11 months ago

Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday accused Iran of “weaponizing” criminal procedures, saying it amounts to “state sanctioned killing” With this round of protests, critics say, the authorities are using charges that carry …

Iran executes two more men detained amid nationwide protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran executes two more men detained amid nationwide protests

LA Times  

Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s theocracy. Iran’s judiciary identified those executed as Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Mohammad Hosseini, making it four men known to have been executed since the demonstrations began in September over the …

Iran executes two men in connection with anti-hijab protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran executes two men in connection with anti-hijab protests

New Indian Express  

The European Union said it was "appalled" by the executions. "This is yet another sign of the Iranian authorities' violent repression of civilian demonstrations," the spokesperson for the bloc's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said in a statement, urging an immediate end to death sentences against protesters. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights, said both men …

Scores of protesters in Iran facing potential capital punishment; 11 already sentenced to death
1 year, 11 months ago

Scores of protesters in Iran facing potential capital punishment; 11 already sentenced to death

India Today  

Hundreds of protesters in Iran are facing charges punishable by death, Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights has said. According to a report, as many as 100 detainees are facing potential capital punishment, including at least 11 already sentenced to death. “By issuing death sentences and executing some of them, want to make people go home,” IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam was …

Young and Bold: The Iranians facing death over protests
2 years ago

Young and Bold: The Iranians facing death over protests

Firstpost  

According to rights groups, a doctor, rap artists, and a footballer are among the two dozen Iranians who face hanging as Tehran uses capital punishment as an intimidation tactic to quell protests Paris: A doctor, rap artists and a footballer are among around two dozen Iranians who risk being hanged as Tehran uses capital punishment as an intimidation tactic to …

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'
2 years ago

Iran protests: At least a dozen people currently at 'risk of execution'

Firstpost  

Demonstrations have swept Iran for nearly three months since Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country’s strict hijab dress code for women Tehran: Amid ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran, dozens could face execution for taking part in demonstrations being held over the …

Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
2 years ago

Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country’s ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran. “This execution must have rapid practical consequences internationally.” The Mizan news agency, run by Iran’s judiciary, said Shekari had been convicted in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, which typically …

Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
2 years ago

Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests

The Hindu  

Iran Protests Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country's ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran. The execution comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began in mid-September, first as an outcry against Iran's …

Iran executes protester convicted of knife attack as it continues to crack down on nationwide unrest
2 years ago

Iran executes protester convicted of knife attack as it continues to crack down on nationwide unrest

ABC  

Iran has executed a protester convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and closing off a street in Tehran, as part of a crackdown on ongoing nationwide unrest. Key points: Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people involved in protests Human rights group Amnesty International says Iran "must immediately quash" all death sentences …

Iran sentences five to hang over protest-linked killing
2 years ago

Iran sentences five to hang over protest-linked killing

The Hindu  

Iran has sentenced to death five people over the killing of a Basij paramilitary force member during nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Tuesday. The five sentenced to death were convicted of "corruption on earth" -- one of the most serious offences under Islamic sharia law in Iran. The latest court rulings bring to 11 the …

Iran sentences five to death over killing of paramilitary member
2 years ago

Iran sentences five to death over killing of paramilitary member

Al Jazeera  

Eleven others received lengthy prison sentences after being charged with the killing of a Basij troop amid ongoing anti-government protests. Authorities in Iran have sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing a member of a paramilitary force affiliated with the country’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, state media reported, while 11 others received lengthy prison sentences. The 16 unidentified …

Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli intelligence
2 years ago

Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli intelligence

Al Jazeera  

The individuals allegedly received payment in cryptocurrencies to buy weapons and engage in kidnappings. Tehran, Iran – Iran has executed four people and handed prison sentences to three others accused of working with Israeli intelligence. The four individuals – identified as Hossein Ordoukhanzadeh, Shahin Imani Mahmoudabad, Milad Ashrafi Atbatan, and Manouchehr Shahbandi Bojandi – were hanged early on Sunday, according …

Iran sentences four people to death for ‘cooperating’ with Israel
2 years ago

Iran sentences four people to death for ‘cooperating’ with Israel

Al Jazeera  

The four were accused of cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings. Four people have been handed the death penalty by Iran’s judiciary after being accused of working with the intelligence services of Israel and kidnapping, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. Referring to Israel, Mehr said on Wednesday they were “sentenced to death for the crime …

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest
2 years ago

Iranian general acknowledges over 300 dead in unrest

The Hindu  

An Iranian general on November 28 acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word on casualties in two months. That estimate is considerably lower than the toll reported by Human Rights Activists in Iran, a U.S.-based group that has been closely tracking the protests since they erupted after …

Fact check: Has Iran sentenced 15,000 protesters to death?
2 years, 1 month ago

Fact check: Has Iran sentenced 15,000 protesters to death?

Al Jazeera  

The Iranian judiciary has confirmed that five individuals have been sentenced to death in cases linked to the protests. Tehran, Iran – Reports that the Iranian state has sentenced approximately 15,000 people to death for participating in the now two months of protests in the country have circulated widely on social media and in news. First reported by Newsweek, they …

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters
2 years, 1 month ago

UN office urges Iran to free detained peaceful protesters

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it …

Iran to hold public trials for thousands detained in anti-hijab protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran to hold public trials for thousands detained in anti-hijab protests

Hindustan Times  

Iran’s judiciary announced that it will hold public trials for as many as 1,000 people detained during anti-hijab protests in Tehran and more than a thousand others outside the capital, Guardian reported. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: Iranians rally in the western city of Kermanshah. Nationwide protests began in Iran in September following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest …

Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment

The Hindu  

The U.N. human rights office on Friday voiced concern at Iran's treatment of detained protesters and said authorities were refusing to release some of the bodies of those killed, as demonstrators again called for the death of the country's top leader. Video footage on social media showed protesters in the city of Zahedan, close to Iran's southeastern border with Pakistan …

Iran protests continue as UN ‘concerned’ at detainees’ treatment
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests continue as UN ‘concerned’ at detainees’ treatment

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights group said Iran is harassing families of detainees and moving injured protesters to detention facilities. The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern at Iran’s treatment of detained protesters and said authorities refused to release some of the bodies of those killed, as demonstrations in the country continue. “Of particular concern is information that authorities have …

Iran's President tries to assuage anger as protests continue
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran's President tries to assuage anger as protests continue

The Hindu  

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on October 4 appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country's rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools. Mr. Raisi acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated the official line that the unrest sparked …

Data | A brief history of rebellions against Iranian regimes
2 years, 2 months ago

Data | A brief history of rebellions against Iranian regimes

The Hindu  

A look back at the number of people killed or detained in anti-government protests Twenty-one-year-old Mahsa Amini’s detention by the Iranian morality police for violating the mandatory dress code and her subsequent death in custody sparked massive protests across Iran. A look at press freedom in Iran compared to other countries with relevant data The Green Movement of 2009 was …

Rights group says Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies
2 years, 2 months ago

Rights group says Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies

The Hindu  

More than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown on 11 nights of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said, as Western nations pile pressure on the Islamic republic to end the violence. The Iranian authorities' official death toll has remained at 41 since Saturday, including several members of the security forces, as the country …

Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks
3 years, 7 months ago

Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Tuesday it was seeking the release of all Iranian prisoners held in the U.S. amid talks in Vienna meant to bring Tehran and Washington back into the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei also hinted that another exchange of prisoners between Iran and America was possible, saying that “the idea …

Iran Frees 157 Detained During Protests as More US Sanctions Loom
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran Frees 157 Detained During Protests as More US Sanctions Loom

News 18  

Iran has freed 157 people arrested during anti-government protests last year, the country’s judiciary said on Tuesday, as the United States appeared poised to impose sanctions on Iranians involved in a violent crackdown on the protesters. Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday the United States is expected to impose the sanctions as early as next week, …

Discover Related