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Fingers of two Iranian prisoners amputated over theft

Iran cut off four fingers of the right hands of two brothers convicted of theft on Tuesday as the government continues its onslaught of amputations. The amputations to Shahab ...
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Iran: 36 Executions in Past 7 Days, Including 2 Child Offenders

The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, which consists of hunger-striking prisoners from over 22 prisons across Iran, issued a statement on October 15 during its 38th week. The statement ...
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Iran hangs final defendant in 2008 case after ‘unfair trial’

Iranian authorities on Thursday executed Kurdish man Kamran Sheikheh, the last surviving defendant in a case linked to a Muslim cleric's killing in 2008, rights groups said. Sheikheh, one ...
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Iran executes Kamran Sheikheh

Human rights sources say Iranian authorities have executed Kamran Sheikheh, a Sunni Kurdish prisoner and the last of seven defendants sentenced to death for the 2008 killing of a ...
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Iran hangs 2 women as surge in executions intensifies

Iran hanged at least seven people Saturday, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic Republic further intensified ...
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5 Kurdish People, Including Teen, Sentenced to Prison in Iran

The Iranian judicial system has sentenced five Kurdish individuals to varying terms of imprisonment, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. Among those sentenced is ...
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