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Man accused over Iran prison executions goes on trial in Sweden

Reuters 8/10/2021

STOCKHOLM, Aug 10 (Reuters) – About 100 demonstrators gathered outside a court in Stockholm on Tuesday to protest against the Tehran government on the opening day of the trial of a 60-year-old Iranian suspected of war crimes and murder, Swedish news agency TT reported.

Hamid Noury has … Continue Reading

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33 years ago, I was in the same room with Iran’s new president when he voted to execute political prisoners

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33 years ago, I was in the same room with Iran’s new president when he voted to execute political prisoners

CNN | Opinion by Mahmoud Royaei | Aug. 4, 2021

(CNN) August 3, 2021, marked the start of Ebrahim Raisi’s four-year term as president of Iran. The validation ceremony took place in … Continue Reading

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Iran: Secret execution of young man arrested at 15 a cruel assault on child rights

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Iran: Secret execution of young man arrested at 15 a cruel assault on child rights

Amnesty International | Aug 4, 2021

Iranian authorities have secretly executed a young man who was a child at the time of his arrest and had spent nearly a decade on death row, Amnesty International has learned. Sajad Sanjari was hanged in Dizelabad prison in … Continue Reading

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Iran: Security forces use live ammunition and birdshot to crush Khuzestan protests

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Amnesty International | July 23, 2021

Iran’s security forces have deployed unlawful force, including by firing live ammunition and birdshot, to crush mostly peaceful protests taking place across the southern province of Khuzestan, Amnesty International said today. Video footage from the past week, coupled with consistent accounts from the ground, indicate security forces used deadly automatic weapons, shotguns with inherently … Continue Reading

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Iran’s Answer to Biden’s Diplomacy

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Iran’s Answer to Biden’s Diplomacy

More attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and a kidnap plan in New York.

WSJ | The Editorial Board | July 18, 2021

Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran adjourned last month and could resume after Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes office in August. But Iran’s behavior during the interregnum shows what it thinks … Continue Reading

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