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Monthly Archives: December 2022

The planned executions of a bloody regime

Farzaneh and Dr Hamid Ghareh-Hassanlou are among those facing death penalty for involvement in the ongoing protests in Iran. The married couple were arrested a month ago after attending the 40-day ceremony of the death of young protester Hadis Najafi in Karaj, who was killed by security guards days after Amini’s death. The couple have, like sixteen other defendants, been …

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IOPHR statement on the Islamic Republic’s disturbing plans to take further innocent lives, through the issuance of more death sentences, including children as young as 15!

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR while expressing its abhorrence of Mohsen Shekari’s illegal execution , stated that “such appalling executions are part of the ruling regime in Iran’s implementation of the hateful policy of ‘victory through forced terror’, which will only increase the determination of the Iranian people to overthrow this inhuman regime and will only accelerate its overthrow.” …

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Iranian Currency Slides To New Low Amid Unrest, Isolation

Iranwire – Iran’s troubled currency fell to a new low against the U.S. dollar on December 10 amid continued unrest and the country’s increasing isolation in the face of Western criticism of its security crackdown and ties to Russia. The dollar was selling for as much as 370,200 rials on the unofficial market on December 10, up from 367,300 the …

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Footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani in Danger of Execution

Iranwire – Amir Nasr-Azadani, a former player for the Rah-Ahan, Tractor, and Gol-e Rayhan football teams, is in danger of execution. The Islamic Republic’s judicial system is planning to hang him for a crime it calls “moharebeh”. Except for players from the national football team who participated in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, flying the Islamic Republic’s flag, many current …

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When Iran Executes Innocent Protesters Blamed For Security Forces Deaths

Iranwire – Mohsen Shekhari, 23, was executed at dawn on December 8. The Iranian judiciary blamed him for setting fire to a trash can on Sattar Khan Street in western Tehran and for stabbing to death a member of the paramilitary Basij force. At least 10 other protesters are in imminent danger of execution. Dozens of other people are on …

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Three Days On The Protest Frontline In Tehran Pars

Iranwire – Day 1- “Today we went to Tehran Pars (eds: a city in Greater Tehran). We got there at 5 p.m. and stayed until 8:30. It was getting too cold. People just kept walking but sometimes a small group gathered and started chanting slogans. And the cars were honking their horns. Interestingly, when the herd of motorcyclist agents arrived …

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Iran: Protests and Paralysis

gatestoneinstitute.org – The failure of the Khomeinist clique to develop a coherent narrative, let alone a strategy to deal with what looks like an existential crisis for the regime, has led to a chaotic response to the popular uprising. According to semi-official figures, between 300 and 500 protesters have been killed by the security forces and more than 15,000 jailed. …

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Mahan Sadrat at Imminent Risk of Execution; Need for Urgent Action and International Campaign to Save Protesters

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- Official media have reported the confirmation of protester Mahan Sadrat-Marani’s death sentence which has been sent for implementation. Like all other death row prisoners, he was denied any access to his lawyer during the interrogations, proceedings and show trial. Having previously called for domestic and international campaigns to prevent protester executions, Iran Human Rights emphasises and …

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Family Says Son Died After Torture By Iranian Security Agents

RFL/RE – The family of a 22-year-old Iranian protester says their son has died in a detention center after being tortured for hours following his arrest during a protest in the western Iranian city of Dehgolan. The France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network quoted Shadman Ahmadi’s family as saying that their son was killed after being taken into custody on December 8 “due …

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Brother Of Iranian Doctor Handed Death Sentence Says Wife’s Confession Came After She Was Tortured

RFL/RE – The brother of Iranian doctor Hamid Qarahasanlou says interrogators severly torturedhis brother’s wife to extract a confession from her against her husband as security forces looked to pin the blame on protesters for the death of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during nationwide demonstrations. Iran’s judiciary said on December 6 that it had sentenced 16 people …

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