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Monthly Archives: December 2022

“Since My Arrest, They Say They’ll Execute Me”, Iranian Sentenced To Death Says

Iranwire – In an audio file received by IranWire, a 26-year-old Iranian sentenced to death and confined in the Greater Tehran Prison (Fashafouyeh), narrates his ordeal while in custody. Sahand Nourmohammadzadeh, was arrested in early October during protests in the capital and was sentenced to death two months later on the charge of “fighting against God” for allegedly attempting to …

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Iran protester hastily executed in Tehran; another 39 face death

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime hastily executed imprisoned protester Mohsen Shekari, 23, on the morning of Thursday, December 8, 2022.The Iranian Supreme Court rejected the appeal for Mohsen Shekari’s death sentence on the charge of Moharebeh (waging war on God) and carried out the sentence Thursday morning.Shekari is the first Iran protester executed by the Iranian Judiciary.Shekari was accused of …

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Iran: Horrifying execution of young protester exposes authorities’ cruelty and risk of further bloodshed

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities executed today a young protester, Mohsen Shekari, after he was convicted and sentenced to death in proceedings that bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial for participating in the ongoing popular uprising across the country, said Amnesty International today. “We are horrified that the Iranian authorities have executed Mohsen Shekari, less than three weeks after …

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Police chief says ‘no more restraint’ as more die in Iran unrest

Al-Monitor — Iran’s police chief Hossein Ashtari issued yet another warning to the protesters who have been flocking Iranian streets for nearly three months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody of hijab enforcing Guidance Patrol.   “Security forces will no longer exercise restraint,” announced the commander Dec. 8, praising his officers for their active presence nationwide to counter “seditionists,” one …

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Iran’s Khamenei shows no sign of retreat in latest speech

Al-Monitor – Iran commemorated Student Day on Wednesday to honor three students who were killed under the previous government in 1953. This year, however, the occasion year coincides with protests and calls for strikes from protesters who have been demonstrating since Sept. 16.  On Tuesday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, which was established in …

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US sanctions Turkish businessman over IRGC oil sales

Al-Monitor – The US Treasury Department on Thursday designated a network led by Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan, which it accused of facilitating the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Ayan’s network both facilitated and concealed the transfer of Iranian oil on behalf of the …

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Rights group warns of ‘mass executions’ in Iran after first protester put to death

Al-Arabia – There will be “mass executions” of protesters in Iran if Tehran does not face “serious consequences” for its execution of a protester, a human rights group warned on Thursday, after the Islamic Republic carried out its first death penalty over demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death. Mohsen Shekari, who had been convicted of wounding a member of the security forces …

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