Notorious Judge ‘Disappears’ Before Serving Sentence For Murder
Radiofarda - Iranian Judiciary’s Spokesperson Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei says the country’s most notorious judge, former Tehran prosecutor and Press Court…
Month: April 2018
Iran Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence For Kurdish Opponent
Radiofarda - A branch of Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Kurdish citizen, his lawyer said…
Innocent Toddler Shot Dead By State Police In Iran’s Sistan And Baluchestan Province
Iran-HRM - Four individuals including a three-year-old child were shot dead in Dalgan, Sistan and Baluchestan when state police opened…
Amnesty International: Death Penalty In Iran Is Still Worrying
Iran-HRM - In 2017, the number of death sentences and executions carried out declined overall across the world. This is…
Arab League Summit Slams Iran, Chemical Weapons Use In Syria
RFL/RE - A summit of the Arab League has called for an international probe into the "criminal" use of chemical…
U.S. Mission In Syria ‘Has Not Changed,’ Troops To Return
RFL/RE - The White House says the U.S. mission in Syria has not changed, reiterating that President Donald Trump wants…
Why an Iranian Rights Violator Isn’t in Prison
HRW - It seems that an infamous Iranian prosecutor – someone sentenced to two years in prison for complicity in…
Europe, Trump and the Iran nuclear deal
Al-Arabia - The so-called Iran nuclear deal, a witches’ brew concocted by that most deserving of Nobel peace laureates Barack…
Iran Frees Teacher Activist After Global Criticism of Arrest
VOA — Iran has released a teachers’ rights advocate whose arrest last month on unspecified charges drew criticism from global and…
Imprisoned Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Gives Message of Hope and Strength in Accepting 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize
CHRI — Prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was unable to accept the 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize in person in Columbus,…