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Iran official claims California resident imprisoned in Iran died before he could be executed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iran official claims California resident imprisoned in Iran died before he could be executed

LA Times  

Iranian German national and U.S. resident Jamshid Sharmahd, shown at his 2022 trial in Tehran, has died. An Iranian official said Tuesday that Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him — directly contradicting the country’s earlier announcement he had been put to death. Jason Poblete, a lawyer representing Sharmahd’s family, told the Associated Press that the …

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Actress Nazanin Boniadi on why China shouldn't be mediator in the Middle East
1 year, 1 month ago

Actress Nazanin Boniadi on why China shouldn't be mediator in the Middle East

ABC  

Iranian born British-American actress and human rights activist Nazanin Boniadi wants to see peace in the Middle East, but she worries about China seeking the role of mediator between Iran and Saudi Arabia. "The Chinese rapprochement between Saudi and Iran is something that Australia should care about as a democracy," Boniadi tells ABC News in an exclusive interview, following China's …

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US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran
1 year, 3 months ago

US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran

CNN  

CNN — A US envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who has been imprisoned and sentenced to death in Iran. Amnesty International said he had been sentenced after a “grossly unfair trial.” In April, his death sentence was upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court, a decision condemned by the European Union and …

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Germany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentence
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentence

The Hindu  

Germany said on Wednesday that it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Berlin and informed him that “we will not accept this massive breach of a German citizen's rights.” “As a consequence the German government has declared …

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Germany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentence
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany expels 2 Iranian diplomats over death sentence

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany said Wednesday that it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in Berlin and informed him that “we will not accept this massive breach of a German citizen’s rights.” “As a consequence the German government has …

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Iran orders death penalty for 'kidnapped' German national
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran orders death penalty for 'kidnapped' German national

The Hindu  

An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced to death on terror charges an Iranian-German national who supporters say was abducted in the Gulf and forcibly returned to Iran for a show trial. "They kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd and now they've sentenced him to death after a sham trial," said the head of the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group Mahmood Amiry Moghaddam. German …

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