Al-Arabia – Iran on Sunday executed three men convicted on drug trafficking charges, the judiciary said, the latest of hundreds of people hanged in the country since the start of the year. The three men, described as members of a “drug cartel,” were hanged after being convicted of “corruption on earth” for producing nearly 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of heroin, the judiciary’s …

Iran Human Right (IHRNGO)- Asef Shehbakhsh, a Baluch man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man executed in Zahedan Central Prison on 20 May. His identity has been reported as 30-year-old Asef Shehbakhsh. He was sentenced to qisas for murder. He was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution on …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – : Abdolhossein Emamizadeh was executed for drug-related charges in Rajai Shahr Prison 17 days ago. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Rajai Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison on 3 May. His identity has been established as Abdolhossein Emamizadeh who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media have reported the execution of Shahrooz Sokhanvari who authorities claimed was arrested by Interpol in Malaysia and extradited to Iran in 2020. Condemning the executions, Iran Human Rights demands Interpol be held accountable for handing Shahrooz Sokhanvari to Iran authorities. Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “If, as Islamic Republic authorities claim, Interpol was involved in …

VOA — Six Iranian border guards were killed in a clash with an unknown armed group trying to enter the country near the Pakistani border, state TV reported Sunday. The fighting happened in the town of Saravan in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, some 1,360 kilometers southeast of the capital Tehran. The report said the militants fled the area …

Al-Monitor – The US Navy and its Middle Eastern and European allies have ramped up naval and air patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz following a spate of civilian tanker seizures by Iran. The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper spoke with commercial shipping industry representatives via teleconference from Bahrain on Wednesday to assure them of the increased security measures. The precautions …

iranintl – A man has been executed in Iran for leading a human trafficking and prostitution ring, according to state officials. The judiciary’s Mizan Online news website said that Shahrouz Sokhanvari was hanged Saturday morning after his sentence was confirmed in the supreme court. The report said that Sokhanvari was charged with “corruption on earth” for “establishing and managing a wide network …

Iranwire – In a dramatic response to Friday morning’s executions of the detained protesters Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeed Yaqoubi, outraged Iranians have flooded the streets of several cities, igniting widespread protests against the Islamic Republic. Tehran, the nation’s capital, witnessed powerful demonstrations as protesters assembled in various locations, including Sattar Khan Street, Tehran Pars, and Ekbatan Town.  Social media reports …

Iranwire – Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric has again called for a halt in executions in Iran, saying that the Islamic Republic’s increasing use of the death penalty will not succeed in quelling popular calls for fundamental reforms. Molavi Abdulhamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of the south-eastern city of Zahedan, made the comments on May 19, hours after three men accused …

VOA — The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an American warship, a sign of their unified approach to keep the crucial waterway open after Iran seized two oil tankers. Tensions in the Persian Gulf have been volatile since Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers collapsed, following the U.S.’ unilateral …