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 killing a paramilitary officer during protests sparked by the custodial death of a young woman named Massa Amini. According to Iran’s judiciary, the accused protesters had been convicted of killing Ruhollah Ajamian, a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s volunteer Basij Force. According to Human Rights Activists in Iran - a group that has closely monitored the unrest since the protests began - more than 517 protesters have been killed and over 19,200 people have been arrested.

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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 …

Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials
3 months ago

Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police two years ago for improperly wearing a mandatory headscarf. In 2023, a teenage Iranian girl …

Iran publicly hangs a man convicted of murder
3 months, 3 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 frees journalists jailed for covering Mahsa Amini's death
11 months, 1 week ago

Iran frees journalists jailed for covering Mahsa Amini's death

Hindustan Times  

Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said. Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death. Mohammadi, a reporter for Ham Mihan newspaper, and …

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, …

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with U.S. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death

LA Times  

A woman in Berlin holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the U.S. government, local reports said Sunday. A court in Iran sentenced two journalists to up to …

A year after protests, Iran remains restive
1 year, 3 months ago

A year after protests, Iran remains restive

Hindustan Times  

September 16 marked the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iran ian woman who was killed by Iran’s morality police in Tehran. This renewed crackdown indicates that the Iranian authorities are still concerned by the social and political impact of Amini’s death and the persistence of non-violent civil resistance in Iran. In the past year, many …

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 …

Iran guard fatally shot on anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran guard fatally shot on anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death: Report

Hindustan Times  

A member of Iran's Basij paramilitary force linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was shot dead during events falling on the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, state media reported Sunday. Her death triggered months-long demonstrations which saw hundreds killed, including dozens of security personnel, in what Tehran labelled as "riots" fomented by foreign governments and "hostile media". "One person …

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran cracks down on protests on Mahsa Amini’s death annivesary

Al Jazeera  

Iranian authorities prevented Mahsa Amini’s family from commemorating the anniversary of her death as sporadic protests broke out across the country, say rights groups. Protests, international attention As night fell on Saturday, a heavy security presence in Iran’s main cities and in mostly Kurdish areas appeared to have deterred large-scale protest rallies but human rights groups reported sporadic confrontations in …

Iran’s security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father a year after her death
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini’s father a year after her death

The Hindu  

Iranian security forces briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini on September 16 and spread across mainly Kurdish areas of the country, a year after her death in police custody set off some of the biggest protests since the fall of the Shah in 1979. Earlier, social media and reports by rights groups spoke of security forces taking up positions …

Thousands march in Brussels on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death
1 year, 3 months ago

Thousands march in Brussels on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Firstpost  

The protests that followed the death of Amini, arrested for allegedly flouting the Islamic Republic’s mandatory dress code, spiralled into the biggest show of opposition to the Iranian authorities in years Iranian emigres marched in Brussels on Friday, the eve of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman whose death in the custody …

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran: One year after the death of Mahsa Amini

Al Jazeera  

Security forces have been positioned in Tehran and other cities as Iran marks one year since the death of Mahsa Amini. Tehran, Iran – Saturday marks one year since Mahsa Amini died, sparking protests across Iran and leading to a chain of events, the effects of which remain fresh in the minds of Iranians. The issue of hijab and women’s …

Iranian police arrest Mahsa Amini’s father on anniversary of her death
1 year, 3 months ago

Iranian police arrest Mahsa Amini’s father on anniversary of her death

The Telegraph  

On Monday, Mr Amini was interrogated by security forces for an hour, who demanded he issue a statement denying plans to commemorate the anniversary, according to Radio Farda. Ms Amini’s uncle was reported to have been “violently” arrested the following day as five local intelligence forces gathered outside the 30-year-old’s home in Saqqez. However, state news said Ms Amini’s hometown …

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

More protests? Iran detains Mahsa Amini's uncle ahead of her death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Iran's security forces detained a relative of Mahsa Amini days before the anniversary of her death in the custody of the morality police that sparked months of nationwide protests, news agency Reuters reported quoting a source close to the family said. As Iran fears revival of the unrest that rocked the country, authorities have increased their clamp down on dissent …

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 sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary’s death during last year’s nationwide protests
1 year, 4 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 blames ISIL for shrine attack, arrests foreign nationals
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran blames ISIL for shrine attack, arrests foreign nationals

Al Jazeera  

Iran had executed two men in early June for the previous attack on Shah Cheragh that claimed 13 lives. Tehran, Iran – Iran has blamed the ISIL armed group for the second attack in less than a year on a major shrine in southern Shiraz and arrested a group of foreign nationals for the assault. Iranian state-linked media also pointed …

Iran’s Shiraz shrine comes under second deadly attack in months
1 year, 4 months ago

Iran’s Shiraz shrine comes under second deadly attack in months

Al Jazeera  

Last year’s attack, for which two people convicted of being linked with ISIL were executed, left 13 dead and 40 injured. Tehran, Iran – A holy shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz has come under a second deadly attack in less than a year with another gunman breaking into its grounds and opening fire. Yadollah Bouali, the provincial commander …

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 …

They reported on Mahsa Amini’s death. Now, they’re on trial
1 year, 6 months ago

They reported on Mahsa Amini’s death. Now, they’re on trial

Al Jazeera  

Trials begin for Iranian journalists arrested after covering the death of woman in police custody. In Iran’s Kasra Hospital, the parents of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini embraced in a hallway, grieving their daughter who died after being detained by the morality police. A week later, journalist Elaheh Mohammadi was also arrested after reporting from Amini’s funeral. Iran erupted in protests after …

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 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 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 …

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 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 …

‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Killing spree’ in Iran as government crushes dissent

Al Jazeera  

Iran recently executed a British-Iranian national, Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. Akbari’s execution came as Iranian authorities crushed anti-government protests and carried out four other executions. Nationwide anti-government demonstrations erupted in Iran in September after the death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who morality police had detained for violating …

Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence. 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 …

Iran has executed an Iranian-British dual national over spying claim
1 year, 11 months ago

Iran has executed an Iranian-British dual national over spying claim

NPR  

Iran has executed an Iranian-British dual national over spying claim Enlarge this image toggle caption KhabarOnline News Agency via AP KhabarOnline News Agency via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Saturday it had executed a dual Iranian-British national who once held a high-ranking position in the country's defense ministry despite international warnings to halt his death sentence, further …

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 …

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns
1 year, 11 months ago

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns

NPR  

Protesters in Iran are determined to be heard despite crackdowns JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Iranian government carried out two executions over the weekend, prompting more international condemnations over its attempt to crush several months of anti-government protests. He says there needs to be more of a connection between the demonstrators inside Iran and members of the large Iranian diaspora around …

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 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 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 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 …

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