Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails the start of the trial in Stockholm of Hamid Noury, an Iranian official who held a senior position at a prison near Tehran when ...
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Rajaee Shahr Prison – Involved In
33 years ago I was in the same room with Iran’s new president when he voted to execute political prisoners
August 3, 2021, marked the start of Ebrahim Raisi's four-year term as president of Iran. The validation ceremony took place in the "Beyt" (Arabic for "house") of the Supreme ...
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Senior Sunni Cleric in Iran says water is not the only reason for unrest
A senior Sunni cleric in Iran has criticized the government’s management of the country and implicitly defending protests in oil-rich Khuzestan province, has said the reason is not just ...
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Iranian charged with war crimes by Swedish court for 1988 prison killing
A 60-year-old Iranian citizen has been charged in Sweden with suspected war crimes committed in Iran in 1988 when around 5,000 political prisoners were executed on government orders, Stockholm ...
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Will Iran’s new president be held accountable
Much literature has speculated on what his posture will be toward the Biden administration, how he will address Iran’s sagging economy and whether he will succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
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Iran’s Raisi faces charges of ‘heinous’ human rights violations
Ebrahim Raisi, the favorite in Iran’s presidential election, has used his position at the heart of the judiciary for grave rights violations, including mass executions of political prisoners, activists ...
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