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Iranwire – In June 1983, 10 Baha’i women and girls aged 17 to 56 were hanged in Shiraz because they had refused to renounce their faith. This event, reminiscent of medieval inquisitions, was met with consternation and outrage by human rights groups and ordinary people around the world. Mahshid Niroomand Sarvestani was one these Baha’i women. She was arrested when …

Iranwire – Some 260 Iranian writers, poets, artists, journalists, human rights activists and political figures signed a joint statement in solidarity with Salman Rushdie, condemning last Friday’s attack on the British author las “an attack on human values”. Among the signatories, who reside both inside Iran and abroad, were the lawyer and International Bar Association member Saeed Dehghan, writer and …

VOA – Iran and Western nations are working to revive the 2015 plan to curb Iran’s nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief. But some US veterans and family members of those killed or wounded by Iranian-backed attacks say they feel ‘betrayed’ by the Biden administration for negotiating with terrorists. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb spoke to one of …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- Five men were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions in Yazd Central Prison this morning. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, five men were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions at 11am on August 16. Three of the men who are on death row for drug-related offences have …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Misagh Yavari was executed for murder in Khorramabad Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on August 15. His identity has been established as Misagh Yavari, who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Misagh Yavari was arrested four …