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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 …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Vahid Rahmani and Mostafa Rasoulzadeh, two men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Shiraz Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on August 14. Their identities have been established as 29-year-old Vahid Rahmani and 37-year-old Mostafa Rasoulzadeh who were sentenced to …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s state news outlet reported that Tehran’s response to the European Union’s proposal on restoring the nuclear deal carried “practical ideas and initiatives” and that Tehran was now awaiting a response by the end of Wednesday.   The report said the Iranian response was the “conclusion” of the talks that were held over 16 months, mostly in the Austrian …

RFL/RE – A woman assaulted a cleric in the holy Shi’ite city of Qom, home to seminaries and senior ayatollahs, knocking off his turban and stepping on it after he apparently warned her about her hijab.The video of the incident went viral last year, with many praising the woman, while there was almost no sympathy for the cleric, who some …