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 Muslim cleric. The reports say

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 groups that waged

Iran Executes Eight in 48 Hours

The Islamic Republic's authorities executed at least eight prisoners, including three women, over the past two days. Seven of the executions took place at Birjand Prison in South Khorasan province on Tuesday. The