Ebrahim Raisi, sworn in as Iran’s new Chief Justice on Friday, vowed to crack down on dissent...
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Iran cleric linked to 1988 mass executions to lead judiciary
A hard-line cleric once thought to be a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader was appointed head of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary...
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Rights groups and the U.S. criticized Iran for promoting cleric implicated in mass executions
Rights groups and the United States government criticized Iran for appointing a cleric who has been implicated for his role in mass executions...
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Khamenei’s infamous new Chief Justice heralds fresh repression campaign
The spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary has confirmed that hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a judge during the 1988 execution...
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Notorious killer of political prisoners appointed as head of Iran judiciary
Ebrahim Raisi who was involved in extra-judicial killings of political prisoners in the late 1980s in Iran will be...
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Amensty International’s Iran report should be followed by action
After 30 years, Amnesty International published a 200-page comprehensive report on the massacre of political...
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