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Iran Marks 99th Week of ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 55 Prisons Nationwide

The ninety-ninth week of the “No To Executions Tuesdays” campaign continues with hunger strikes by prisoners in 55 different prisons across Iran. In this...

Kurdish Political Prisoner Sentenced to Death After Minutes-Long Trial

A Kurdish political prisoner named Ramin Zeleh, from the city of Naqadeh and held in the local prison, has been sentenced to death by...

Iran’s Regime Sentences Seven Political Prisoners to Death

Karim Khojasteh, a political prisoner, was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in Rasht on the charge of “baghi” (armed rebellion). Akbar Daneshvarkar,...

U.S. State Department: The World Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to Executions in Iran

The U.S. State Department, noting that Iran’s regime uses executions to instill fear and silence dissent, stated that the world cannot turn a blind...

Suspicious Death of Lawyer Representing Protesters in Iran

The brother of Khosro Alikordi, the deceased attorney, announced that security forces of Iran’s regime have confiscated all sixteen surveillance cameras from his brother’s...

Reporters Without Borders: Iran Is Seventh-Largest Global Jailer of Journalists

The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows that Iran, with twenty-one imprisoned journalists and one disappeared, is among the countries with the...

98th Week of the “No To Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 55 Prisons Across Iran

The 98th week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign has continued in fifty-five prisons across Iran with a hunger strike by participating prisoners. The...

Iran: 24 Executions in Two Days

Human-rights media outlets reported the execution of at least twenty-four prisoners in Iranian prisons over a two-day period. These numbers show that in just...

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Warning Over the Imminent Execution of Political Prisoner Aref Khoshkar in Iran

Following the transfer of political prisoner Aref Khoshkar, who has been sentenced to death, to a solitary confinement cell...

Near-Complete Halt to Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz

Bloomberg, citing vessel-tracking data, reported that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to an almost complete halt...

129th Week of ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 58 Prisons Across Iran

The "No To Executions Tuesdays" campaign has warned about the rising number of executions in Iran and called for...

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Protests Expand Across Iranian Cities, From Retirees and Workers to Students and Bakers

As the livelihood crisis, inflation, rising prices, and economic...

Near-Complete Halt to Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz

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