Iran executes protester convicted of knife attack as it continues to crack down on nationwide unrest
2 years, 3 months 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 and charges against protesters Iran has blamed foreign foes for the ongoing unrest The semi-official Tasnim news agency identified the person who was executed as Mohsen Shekari, but gave no more details. File) Amnesty International has said the Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people in what it called "sham trials designed to intimidate those participating in the popular uprising that has rocked Iran". "The Iranian authorities must immediately quash all death sentences, refrain from seeking the imposition of the death penalty and drop all charges against those arrested," it said. On Thursday Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported that five suspected members of the Islamic State militant group have been charged with "war against God" for their role in the massacre of Shi'ite pilgrims in October, a crime that is punishable by death.

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Two men convicted in plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist in New York
1 week, 6 days ago

Two men convicted in plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist in New York

India Today  

Two mobsters were convicted Thursday for their involvement in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City. Leslie R. Backschies, head of the FBI’s New York office stated that the verdicts reflect the US commitment to not tolerating the "shameless conduct" of the Iranian government and their attempts to violate US …

Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York
Trending News
1 week, 6 days ago

Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran’s government. Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky said in a statement that the verdicts sent a message that “if you target U.S. citizens, we will …

Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says
1 month, 1 week ago

Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says

The Independent  

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Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation: rights groups
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1 month, 1 week ago

Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation: rights groups

Raw Story  

by Stuart Williams Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday. Norway-based Iran Human Rights and French group Together Against the Death Penalty said the figure was the highest since IHR began recording executions in Iran in 2008. - Executions over protests - …

Iran's record execution rate casts shadow on death penalty reprieve for Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi
2 months ago

Iran's record execution rate casts shadow on death penalty reprieve for Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi

The Independent  

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Iran executed at least 31 women in 2024 claims human rights monitor
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran executed at least 31 women in 2024 claims human rights monitor

Hindustan Times  

Iran in 2024 executed at least 31 women, an NGO said on Monday, warning that female prisoners were increasingly being caught in a surge in the use of capital punishment in the Islamic republic. Representative image: Iran has executed more than 30 women in 2024 as per an NGO Norway-based Iran Human Rights, which closely tracks executions in Iran, said …

Iran 'carried out a THOUSAND executions in 2024' - with prisoners also forced to have fingers amputated or EYES gouged out - 'in bid to suppress uprising'
3 months ago

Iran 'carried out a THOUSAND executions in 2024' - with prisoners also forced to have fingers amputated or EYES gouged out - 'in bid to suppress uprising'

Daily Mail  

Iran brutally carried out at least a thousand executions in 2024 as its ruthless leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei attempts to clamp down on political dissidence, it has been claimed. Iran brutally carried out at least 1000 executions in 2024 as its ruthless leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei attempts to clamp down on political dissidence Execution ceremony in Nowshahr, Iran 2014. Here, …

Hundreds of MPs call for action against Iran’s mass use of the death penalty
3 months ago

Hundreds of MPs call for action against Iran’s mass use of the death penalty

The Independent  

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Iran executes man who carried out bizarre violent act on 59 women on Tehran's streets
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran executes man who carried out bizarre violent act on 59 women on Tehran's streets

Daily Mail  

Iran has executed a man convicted of 'corruption of earth' for attacking dozens of women on the capital's streets, its judiciary said today. Rastgooei Kandolaj attacked at least 59 women using an awl, a woodworking tool, causing injuries and sowing 'terror in Tehran', the judiciary's Mizen Online news website announced. Kandolaj was found to have stabbed dozens of women with …

Iran hangs 26-year-old ‘talented student’ for second time on murder charges: NGO
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran hangs 26-year-old ‘talented student’ for second time on murder charges: NGO

Live Mint  

Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said. Ahmad Alizadeh was arrested in October 2018 on a murder charge, which he denied, and was sentenced to death, Norway-based Iran Human Rights, which tracks executions in Iran, said in a statement. "Ahmad Alizadeh, a talented …

Iran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian man convicted of raping dozens of women over the past two decades has been executed in public, the country’s state media reported on Wednesday. The state-owned IRAN newspaper said Mohammad Ali Salamat was hanged after Iran’s Supreme Court confirmed his death sentence earlier in October. He was arrested in January in what was the biggest …

Iranian German Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in U.S., executed in Iran
5 months ago

Iranian German Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in U.S., executed in Iran

LA Times  

Iranian German national and U.S. resident Jamshid Sharmahd attends his trial at the Revolutionary Court, in Tehran, Iran, in 2022. Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror charges disputed by his family, the country’s judiciary reported Monday. Iran also accused Sharmahd …

Iran publicly hangs a man convicted of murder
7 months, 1 week ago

Iran publicly hangs a man convicted of murder

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities in central Iran on Monday publicly hanged a man who was convicted in the shooting death of a lawyer, the country’s official judicial news agency said. It was the first public hanging of the year in Iran, according to the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights, which tracks executions in the country. Iran typically carries out …

Guards, female inmates clash at Iran Evin prison: Nobel winner’s family
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Guards, female inmates clash at Iran Evin prison: Nobel winner’s family

The Hindu  

“Guards beat female inmates in clashes that erupted at Tehran’s Evin prison following a spate of executions,” the family of jailed Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi said, raising new concerns about her health. “The protest by prisoners against the execution of Reza Rasaei led to a violent crackdown by prison guards and security agents,” Mohammadi’s family said in a …

UN rights office decries 'alarmingly high' number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UN rights office decries 'alarmingly high' number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week

The Independent  

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UN rights office decries ‘alarmingly high’ number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UN rights office decries ‘alarmingly high’ number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week, with the rights chief decrying “an alarmingly high number” of executions in such a short period of time. “Imposing the death penalty for offenses not involving intentional killing is incompatible with international human rights norms and standards,” …

Iran’s Khamenei vows ‘harsh punishment’ for Israel after Haniyeh killing
8 months ago

Iran’s Khamenei vows ‘harsh punishment’ for Israel after Haniyeh killing

Al Jazeera  

Supreme leader says avenging Haniyeh’s assassination is Tehran’s duty as Iran announces three days of mourning. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised “harsh punishment” for Israel in retaliation for the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. “The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our house and made us bereaved,” Khamenei said …

Sweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap Saturday that saw Tehran release a European Union diplomat and another man in exchange for an Iranian convicted in Stockholm of committing war crimes over his part in 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic. While Iranian state television claimed without evidence that Nouri had been “illegally …

United States and Iran help China push global executions to 10-year high
10 months ago

United States and Iran help China push global executions to 10-year high

Raw Story  

The number of executions worldwide hit a nearly 10-year high in 2023 thanks to a surge in state killings by Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United States. A new global report published by Amnesty International documents that the death penalty was imposed on 1,153 people last year, though the total is believed to be significantly higher due to the …

Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO

The Hindu  

Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further intensified its use of capital punishment, an NGO said. Parvin Mousavi, 53, a mother of two grown-up children, was hanged in Urmia prison in northwestern Iran along with five men convicted …

Iran’s prisons are now ‘sites of mass killings’ as executions soar, says Amnesty
11 months, 4 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” …

Iran vows to punish Israel for strike on embassy in Syria that killed one of the Islamic Republic's top generals
1 year ago

Iran vows to punish Israel for strike on embassy in Syria that killed one of the Islamic Republic's top generals

Daily Mail  

Iran today vowed to punish Israel for an airstrike that killed seven Revolutionary Guards, including one of the Islamic Republic's top generals, at its consulate in the Syrian capital yesterday. The rubble of a building annexed to the Iranian embassy is pictured a day after an air strike in Damascus on April 2, 2024 Iran warned arch foe Israel on …

Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023
1 year ago

Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023

Al Jazeera  

Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. The report, released on Tuesday by Norway-based Iran Human Rights and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty, suggests that the 43 percent spike in the use of capital punishment last year came in reaction to nationwide protests prompted by the death in police …

Iran executes 4 ’Israeli spies’ linked to espionage operation. Details here
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran executes 4 ’Israeli spies’ linked to espionage operation. Details here

Live Mint  

Iran executed four people that they claimed were connected to an Israeli espionage operation, Iranian state media has reported. As per the report, the defendants were accused of illegally entering Iranian territory from Iraq's Kurdistan region to carry out a bombing operation in an Isfahan-based factory producing equipment for Iran's Ministry of Defence. Late last month, Iran executed four people …

Iran executes man, 23, with mental health condition over Mahsa Amini protests
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran executes man, 23, with mental health condition over Mahsa Amini protests

The Independent  

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Iran executes another prisoner detained during nationwide protests that erupted in 2022
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran executes another prisoner detained during nationwide protests that erupted in 2022

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Tuesday hanged another prisoner over crimes committed during nationwide protests that erupted in 2022 following the death of a young woman detained for improperly wearing her headscarf. He said such an execution could be characterized as “murder.” The monthslong unrest followed the Sept. 16, 2022 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old …

Iran executes 2022 protester for murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran executes 2022 protester for murder

Al Jazeera  

Human rights advocates criticise Mohammad Ghobadlou’s conviction, saying he did not get a fair trial. “After being upheld by the Supreme Court, the death penalty against defendant Mohammad Ghobadlou has been implemented early this morning,” Mizan reported. ‘Unfair sham trials’ However, human rights group Amnesty International said the 22-year-old’s right to a fair trial was violated, and his bipolar condition …

Iran executes four including woman over allegations of spying for Israel's Mossad
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran executes four including woman over allegations of spying for Israel's Mossad

Firstpost  

The Mizan report highlighted that the group had undergone surveillance by Iranian intelligence for about four months, starting in January 2022, until their arrest in May of the same year In a recent development, Iran carried out execution of four individuals accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad, as reported by local media. The Mizan news agency, affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, …

Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel’s Mossad

Al Jazeera  

Three men and one woman accused of being ‘saboteurs’ were hanged for their ‘collaboration with the Zionist regime’. Iran has executed three men and one woman who were convicted for their alleged links to Israel’s Mossad spy agency, according to media affiliated with the judiciary. “Four members of a sabotage group related to the Zionist regime … were hanged this …

Iran executes child bride who killed abusive husband
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran executes child bride who killed abusive husband

The Independent  

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Iran executes 17-yr-old for murder, 68th child convict hung to death since 2010
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran executes 17-yr-old for murder, 68th child convict hung to death since 2010

Live Mint  

Iran has executed a 17-year-old convicted of murder, two rights groups said on Saturday, expressing outrage that the Islamic republic continues to hang people for crimes committed as minors. Hamidreza Azari was executed on Friday in prison in the eastern town of Sabzevar in Razavi Khorasan province, the Norway-based Hengaw and Iran Human Rights groups said in separate statements. Persian-language …

Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says
1 year, 5 months 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 …

An Iranian man detained in nationwide protests convulses and dies while awaiting a new sentence
1 year, 7 months ago

An Iranian man detained in nationwide protests convulses and dies while awaiting a new sentence

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian man arrested last year during nationwide protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman detained over her headscarf has died after suffering a convulsion in prison, state media reported Thursday. Javad Rouhi, 35, suddenly fell ill while awaiting resentencing after Iran’s Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, according to the state-run IRNA news …

Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary's death during last year's nationwide protests

The Independent  

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Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary’s death during last year’s nationwide protests
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary’s death during last year’s nationwide protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sentenced seven men and a woman to prison after their convictions over allegedly aiding two men who were earlier executed for killing a paramilitary volunteer during the nationwide protests last year that followed Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, state media reported Wednesday. The protests began in mid-September when 22-year-old Amini died after being …

Iran's Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Mahsa Amini Protests Case
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran's Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Mahsa Amini Protests Case

News 18  

Iran’s Supreme Court has quashed a death sentence handed down to a 23-year-old man convicted of killing a policeman during nationwide protests last year, local media reported Wednesday. Iran issued a slew of death sentences during its crackdown on the protests sparked by the September death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini while in morality police custody. Mohammad Ghobadlou was sentenced …

Iran hangs 2 men over shrine attack. Tehran's executions in 2023 rise to…
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran hangs 2 men over shrine attack. Tehran's executions in 2023 rise to…

Hindustan Times  

Iran executed two men over an attack on a shrine that killed at least 13 people in October. During the trial the men said that they had been in contact with the Islamic State in Afghanistan and helped organise the attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz. Iran hanged at least 354 people in the first six months of …

Iran executions in May highest since 2015: rights group
1 year, 10 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 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. “The prosecution relied on forced ‘confessions,’ and the indictment was riddled with irregularities that reveal this was a politically motivated case,” Hadi Ghaemi, the executive director of the New York-based Center for Human Rights …

Iran executes three men linked to anti-hijab protests for ‘war against God’
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran executes three men linked to anti-hijab protests for ‘war against God’

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Iran executed three men convicted of violence against the country's security forces during protests triggered after the custodial death of Mahsa Amini's death last year, the judiciary said. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were convicted of "moharebeh", or "war against God", for killing three members of the security forces, the judiciary's Mizan Online news website noted. …

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests

LA Times  

Saleh Mirhashemi was one of three men executed in Iran on Friday for their alleged role in deadly violence during anti-government protests. Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests, despite objections from human rights groups. “The prosecution relied on forced ‘confessions,’ and the indictment was riddled with irregularities that reveal this was …

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty
1 year, 10 months ago

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: Amnesty

Al Jazeera  

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Some 883 people were executed last year, the highest number of known executions in five years, according to Amnesty International, which also raised concerns about the use of the death penalty for drug offences. Some 90 percent of the world’s known …

Iran hangs ‘sultan of cocaine’ as UN warns of rising executions
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran hangs ‘sultan of cocaine’ as UN warns of rising executions

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights chief says Iran has executed more than 10 people each week so far this year. Tehran, Iran – Iran has hanged three prisoners, including a man known as the “sultan of cocaine”, as the United Nations warns of a rising number of executions. The men executed on Wednesday were members of Panjak, according to the official news …

U.N. says Iran executes on average more than ten people per week
1 year, 10 months ago

U.N. says Iran executes on average more than ten people per week

The Hindu  

UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that Iran has executed a "frighteningly" high number of people this year, rising to more than ten per week on average. "On average so far this year, over ten persons are put to death each week in Iran, making it one of the world's highest executors," said Mr. Turk. "At this …

Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran hanged two men Monday convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as executions surge across the Islamic Republic following months of unrest. Iran remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners since the start of this year alone, according to the …

Iran Executes Two Men for Desecrating Quran on Social Media, Prompting Outrage
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran Executes Two Men for Desecrating Quran on Social Media, Prompting Outrage

News 18  

Iran on Monday hanged two men on charges of spreading blasphemy on social media, prompting US condemnation and accusations from Amnesty International the Islamic republic has reached a “new low” in a spree of executions. “They were hanged solely for social media posts in a grotesque assault on the rights to life and freedom of religion.” In Washington, State Department …

Iran Executes Two Men Convicted Over Desecrating Koran: Report
1 year, 10 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 …

Iran hangs two men in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran hangs two men in rare blasphemy case as executions surge

LA Times  

Iran hanged two men Monday convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences for the crime as executions surge across the Islamic Republic following months of unrest. Iran remains one of the world’s top executioners, having put to death at least 203 prisoners since the start of this year alone, according to the Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights. …

Iran executes two ‘Quran burners’ for blasphemy
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran executes two ‘Quran burners’ for blasphemy

Al Jazeera  

The men were said to have insulted Islam and its prophets and run organised efforts to promote atheism. Tehran, Iran – Two “Quran burners” have been executed in Iran for blasphemy convictions that included organising anti-religious activities, the judiciary says. It said the case began three years ago when the public reported an unnamed group publishing “obscene” content, leading the …

Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national

Al Jazeera  

Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death over his role with a separatist group alleged to have carried out a deadly attack. Habib Farajollah Chaab was sentenced to death for being “corrupt on earth”, a capital offence under Iran’s strict interpretation of Islamic law. “The death sentence for Habib Chaab … nicknamed Habib Asyud, the head of Harakat al-Nidal terrorist …

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