Friday , 29 March 2024

Human rights

Iranian Woman Killed by Police Fire in Western Lorestan Province

Iranwire – A 21-year-old woman, Negar Karimian, was killed on March 9 after the Islamic Republic’s police forces opened fire on a civilian vehicle in western Lorestan province.  The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 am at an intersection in the Aligudarz district. Karimian, a resident of Isfahan, was returning home with her family from a funeral when their Peugeot 405 …

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Lawyer Urges Release of Jailed Father Amid Family’s Mental Health Concerns

Iranwire – The wife of Mashallah Karami, imprisoned father of Mohammad Mehdi, a young protester executed in 2023, is suffering from significant mental and emotional distress, a lawyer said. According to Ali Ardakani, Karami’s representatives have requested Alborz province’s judicial officials to release their client on bail. Ardakani, along with his colleague Shahla Owji, said in an interview with the Emtedad news …

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Iranwire Exclusive: IRGC Intelligence Blocks Female Referee at Tehran Derby

Iranwire – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization has prevented a woman referee from officiating a football match for the first time, IranWire reports.  Mahsa Ghorbani, an Iranian international football referee, was scheduled to serve as an assistant video referee (VAR) during the Tehran Derby on March 13.  However, just two days before the match, officials informed the Football Federation …

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Tehran Court Rejects Parole for Environmental Activists After 6 Years in Jail

Iranwire – A court in the Islamic Republic has declined the parole request of four incarcerated environmental activists, their lawyer said.  Lawyer Hojjat Kermani, representing Homan Jokar, Sepideh Kashani, Niloofar Bayani, and Taher Qadirian, said the request was rejected within a day.  Commenting on the decision, Kermani said, “After years of waiting, the case had finally reached court for parole …

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US Senator Cruz: Iran’s Treatment of Jailed Iranian German Dissident ‘Barbaric’

VOA – U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of an Iranian German dissident sentenced to death in Iran and called his treatment by authorities there “audacious and barbaric.” Cruz spoke with VOA’s Persian Service about the case of Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian German dual citizen and opposition figure accused of masterminding a deadly …

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Juvenile Offenders Executed in 2023

Iranhr.net – This is an extract from the 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran. To read the full report, please click here. Juvenile executions: Trends and legislative reforms Iran is one of the last remaining countries to sentence juvenile offenders to death and executes more juvenile offenders than any other country in the world. In violation of the …

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Iranian Woman Succumbs to Domestic Violence as Husband Shoots

Iranwire – A 27-year-old woman from a village in northwestern Urmia was killed by her husband, IranWire reports.  The woman has been identified as Ziba Sayad. According to one of her relatives, Sayad was coerced by her family into marrying her cousin and faced severe persecution at his hands.  “Ziba was a gentle and affectionate soul, both beautiful inside and …

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Executions for Drug-related Charges in 2023

Iranhr.net – This is an extract from the 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran. To read the full report, please click here. Drug executions have been steadily rising since 2021. Those executed for drug-related charges are amongst the most voiceless victims of the death penalty in Iran. Along with security charges, drug-related charges fall under the jurisdiction of …

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Executions for Adultery and Blasphemy in 2023

Iranhr.net – This is an extract from the 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran. To read the full report, please click here. Executions for blasphemy in 2023 According to Article 262 of the IPC, insulting the prophet or blasphemy is punishable by death, however, Article 263 stipulates that “if the defendant states in court that they made the …

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Kurdish Mansour Mansouri Executed in Ilam

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- Mansour Mansouri, a Kurdish man on death row for murder, was executed in Ilam Central Prison along with Moein Salahvarzi. According to Kurdpa, a Kurdish man was executed in Ilam Central Prison on 11 March. His identity has been reported as 44-year-old Mansour Mansouri from Sarableh in Ilam province. He was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Iran …

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