Iran executes two more men in cases linked to ongoing protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran executes two more men in cases linked to ongoing protests

Al Jazeera  

Two men hanged after being convicted of killing member of the paramilitary Basij force during continuing protests sparked by the death in custody of Hadis Najafi last year. Tehran, Iran – Two men have been hanged in Iran after being convicted of killing a member of the paramilitary Basij force during protests to mark the 40th day since the death of a protester Hadis Najafi last year. The judiciary outlet also released clips that it said showed the two men during the act, and showed an image of Hosseini who was sitting with his hands tied behind his back and had several types of knives in front of him that he allegedly owned. Two men, Mohsen Shekari, 23, and Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, were executed in cases linked with the protests in December, with the latter being hanged publicly from a construction crane in Mashhad.

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Iran hangs 26-year-old ‘talented student’ for second time on murder charges: NGO
1 month, 1 week 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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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO
7 months 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 …

Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023
9 months, 2 weeks 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 2022 protester for murder
11 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
11 months, 3 weeks 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, …

Gunmen kill a member of Iran's paramilitary force and wound 3 others on protest anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

Gunmen kill a member of Iran's paramilitary force and wound 3 others on protest anniversary

The Hindu  

Gunmen opened fire on a group of paramilitary forces in southern Iran, killing one of them and wounding another three, state media reported Sunday. The official IRNA news agency said the attack targeting members of the paramilitary Basij occurred late Saturday in the town of Nourabad, some 630 km south of the capital, Tehran. The anniversary saw a heavy deployment …

An Iranian man detained in nationwide protests convulses and dies while awaiting a new sentence
1 year, 3 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 arrests 8 'foreigners' after fatal shooting at Shiite shrine
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran arrests 8 'foreigners' after fatal shooting at Shiite shrine

The Hindu  

Iranian security forces have arrested eight foreign suspects after detaining a gunman in the killing of one person at a Shiite Muslim shrine, authorities said on Monday. The attack on the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz, capital of Fars province in Iran's south, came less than a year after a mass shooting at the same site later claimed by the …

Iran's Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Mahsa Amini Protests Case
1 year, 4 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, 5 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 hangs 2 men over deadly shrine attack: State media
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran hangs 2 men over deadly shrine attack: State media

India Today  

Iran executed two men on Saturday over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine that killed at least 13 people in October and was claimed by the militant group Islamic State, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. The men had said during their trial that they had been in contact with the Islamic State in neighbouring Afghanistan and helped organise the …

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 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

Iran hangs ‘sultan of cocaine’ as UN warns of rising executions
1 year, 7 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 …

Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 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 …

Iran hangs two men in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
1 year, 7 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 hangs Iranian-Swedish man over 2018 attack killing 25
1 year, 7 months ago

Iran hangs Iranian-Swedish man over 2018 attack killing 25

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran executed an Iranian-Swedish dual national Saturday accused of masterminding a 2018 attack on a military parade that killed at least 25 people, one of several enemies of Tehran seized abroad in recent years amid tensions with the West. Cha’ab’s execution comes as a Swedish court last year sentenced an Iranian to life in prison …

Iran executes Swedish-Iranian dual national
1 year, 7 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 …

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 supreme court upholds death sentence of Swedish-Iranian dissident
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran supreme court upholds death sentence of Swedish-Iranian dissident

The Hindu  

Iran’s judiciary on March 12, 203 confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for “terrorism” over two years since his disappearance at an airport in Turkey, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported. “The death sentence of Habib Farajollah Chaab on charges of corruption on earth through the formation, management and leadership of a rebel group called Harakat al-Nidal, and …

Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident

Al Jazeera  

Habib Farajollah Chaab was convicted for allegedly leading a group that bombed a military parade in Ahvaz in 2018. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of an Iranian-Swedish dissident for alleged “terrorist” activities, signalling he may be executed soon. The official news outlet of the Iranian judiciary on Sunday announced that Habib Farajollah Chaab’s death …

Iran sentences detained US-based opposition figure to death
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran sentences detained US-based opposition figure to death

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group held by Iran and accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death, authorities said Tuesday. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the death sentence is “absolutely unacceptable” and that there would be a “clear reaction,” without elaborating. A Middle East expert …

Iran sentences detained U.S.-based opposition figure to death
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran sentences detained U.S.-based opposition figure to death

LA Times  

Iranian German national and L.A. County resident Jamshid Sharmahd attends his trial Feb. 6, 2022, at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. A senior member of a U.S.-based Iranian opposition group who is being held by Iran and is accused of orchestrating a deadly 2008 mosque bombing has been sentenced to death, authorities said Tuesday. Iran says Jamshid Sharmahd, a 67-year-old …

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 …

Iran hangs former defense official with dual citizenship over spy claims
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran hangs former defense official with dual citizenship over spy claims

LA Times  

Ali Reza Akbari, once a high-ranking official in Iran’s Defense Ministry, in 2019. The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy as it tries to contain the demonstrations over the September death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Iran’s charge …

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 …

Iranians protest in front of Karaj prison as more executions loom
1 year, 11 months ago

Iranians protest in front of Karaj prison as more executions loom

Al Jazeera  

Protesters gathered in front of a prison in Karaj to stop the execution of two men linked to Iran’s demonstrations. Tehran, Iran – Dozens of people have demonstrated in front of a prison in the Iranian city of Karaj amid reports that two more men could soon be executed in cases linked with Iran’s ongoing protests. Multiple videos posted online …

Iran executes two more men in connection with protests, draws international condemnation
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran executes two more men in connection with protests, draws international condemnation

Firstpost  

Paris: Iran drew international condemnation on Saturday as it executed two men for killing a paramilitary force member in November during unprecedented protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody. Judicial news agency Mizan Online reported that “Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, the main perpetrators of the crime that led to the martyrdom of Ruhollah Ajamian, were hanged …

Iran hangs 2 men accused of killing security agent during anti-govt protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran hangs 2 men accused of killing security agent during anti-govt protests

India Today  

Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the security forces during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on September 16, drawing condemnation from the EU, the United States and other Western nations. The European Union's top diplomat on Saturday condemned the executions and called on Iran to immediately …

Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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 …

Iran: 2 protesters hanged for killing paramilitary soldier
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran: 2 protesters hanged for killing paramilitary soldier

Firstpost  

Two men were executed in Iran on Saturday after being found guilty of killing a paramilitary officer during protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman Tehran: As protests rage across Iran, the government continues to execute people for taking part in the protests. Two men were executed in Iran on Saturday after being found guilty of …

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 …

Iran upholds death sentences of 2 teen protesters for 'warring against God'
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran upholds death sentences of 2 teen protesters for 'warring against God'

India Today  

The death sentences of two Iranian teens, who had participated in anti-government protests that have gripped the Islamic Republic since the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody, have been upheld by the country’s judiciary. 18-year-old Mehdi Mohammadifard has been sentenced to death for “warring against God” and “corruption on earth,” the judiciary’s official website said. Mohammad Boroughani, 19, …

Iran hangs three convicted rapists who were sentenced to death in July
2 years ago

Iran hangs three convicted rapists who were sentenced to death in July

Firstpost  

Iran was second only to China in the number of executions it carried out last year, putting to death 314 people, according to human rights group Amnesty International Tehran: Iran executed three convicted rapists in the southern city of Shiraz on Thursday, the judiciary said. “The perpetrators of assault and rape on women in Shiraz, who were identified and arrested …

Iran authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie
2 years ago

Iran authorities arrest actress of Oscar-winning movie

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses Saturday on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said. The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently …

Iran authorities arrest Oscar-winning actor Taraneh Alidoosti
2 years ago

Iran authorities arrest Oscar-winning actor Taraneh Alidoosti

The Hindu  

Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actors, Taraneh Alidoosti, on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said Saturday. The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently …

Famous Iranian actress arrested after supporting protesters
2 years ago

Famous Iranian actress arrested after supporting protesters

Al Jazeera  

Taraneh Alidoosti was jailed after she expressed solidarity with a man recently executed over protests. Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said on Saturday. The report by the Islamic Republic News Agency said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie, The Salesman, …

Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests
2 years ago

Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. Iran’s Mizan news agency, which falls under the country’s judiciary, published a collage of images of Rahnavard hanging from the crane, his hands …

Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime
2 years ago

Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime

Firstpost  

The Islamic Republic summarily executed the second protester, Majidreza Rahnavard in Mashhad. He was charged with “waging war against God.” Dubai: Iran said Monday it executed a second prisoner detained and convicted amid nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, airing footage on state television it claimed showed him stabbing two men to death and running away. The public hanging of …

Iran carries out second execution over anti-government protests: Report
2 years ago

Iran carries out second execution over anti-government protests: Report

Hindustan Times  

Iran executed its second prisoner detained amid the nationwide anti-hijab protests that are now challenging the country's government. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death. Majidreza Rahnavard had been convicted over allegedly stabbing two security force members to death on November 17 in Mashhad and …

In a gruesome public hanging, Iran executes another prisoner detained in protests
2 years ago

In a gruesome public hanging, Iran executes another prisoner detained in protests

LA Times  

Iranians in Tehran protest the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of morality police. Iran executed a second prisoner Monday convicted of crimes allegedly committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard in northeastern Iran came less than a …

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