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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Kurdish Activist Sentenced to Death in Iran
A Kurdish Iranian journalist, social worker, and political prisoner has been sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary on charges of "rebellion." Pakhshan Azizi was convicted of "membership in ...
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Baha’i Scholar Depicts Harsh Realities of Iran Prison
In a letter from Evin Prison, Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha'i psychologist, has painted a stark picture of life in confinement and challenged the Iranian government's treatment of its citizens. ...
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Labor Activist Sentenced to Death in Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced a labor activist to death on a charge of “armed rebellion against the state,” based on an allegation of membership in an opposition group, ...
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Imprisoned Iranian politician blames Khamenei for nation’s crises
In a letter from Tehran's Evin Prison, jailed ‘reformist’ Mostafa Tajzadeh who had shunned the recent Iranian presidential elections, blamed the nation's economic and other crises on Supreme Leader ...
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Kurdish Journalist Denied Family Contact in Iran
An Iranian prison has blocked a Kurdish journalist and political prisoner from communicating with her family for the past two weeks. Pakhshan Azizi, who is currently held in Tehran's ...
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