Iranian authorities have issued a flurry of new death sentences in recent weeks, sentencing political prisoners, ethnic minorities, and foreign nationals to capital punishment, Human Rights Watch said today. ...
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German lawmakers sponsor four Iranian protesters on death row
Four German parliamentarians have taken on political sponsorships for four Iranian protesters who were recently sentenced to death over their alleged involvement in the killing of a Basij militia ...
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Iran hangs 711 in 2024 as calls grow to halt executions
At least 711 people have been executed in Iran since January, prompting female political prisoners at Evin prison in Tehran to call on authorities to stop issuing death sentences. ...
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Iranian journalist dies by suicide in protest at prisoners’ plight
Iranian journalist and activist Kianoosh Sanjari took his own life in Tehran on Wednesday after pledging the previous day that he would kill himself if four political prisoners he ...
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Iranian Political Prisoner Varisheh Moradi Sentenced to Death
Varisheh Moradi, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge Abolghasem Salavati on charges of “rebellion” (in the Iranian regime’s judicial terminology, this ...
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“No Execution Tuesdays”: A Campaign for Justice and Solidarity Against State Executions in Iran
In a joint statement, participating prisoners condemned the escalation of executions, including the recent death sentence given to Varisheh Moradi, a female political prisoner in Evin Prison, on charges ...
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