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Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Ebrahim Seddiq Hamedani has been on hunger strike in Marivan Prison since February 12. He has been on a medication strike since Monday, January 24, and now faces physical problems such as hyperglycemia. Mr. Ebrahim Seddiq Hamedani’s strike is to protest prison officials’ failure to fulfill their promises that he and his son would be transferred to Sanandaj …

Iran-HRM – Imprisoned Iranian rights activist Arsham Rezaei, has been on a hunger strike and refused to take medication since February 7, to protest being deprived of access to medical care and sick leave. In a recent audio message released from prison, Mr. Rezaei announced that in Iranian prisons, “pain is diagnosed and relieved with expired drugs.” He said in …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mokhtar Valizadeh, who was sentenced to qisas for murder, was executed in Shiraz Central Prison on February 13. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Shiraz Central Prison on the morning of February 13. His identity has been established as Mokhtar Valizadeh who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder. An informed source …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Having spent over 19 years on death row for a murder he did not commit at 15, juvenile offender Mohammadreza Hadadi’s conviction has been overturned following a judicial review. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, the murder conviction of juvenile offender Mohammadreza Hadadi, who is on death row in Shiraz Central Prison has been …

Al-Monitor – Iran called for the quick resurrection of the landmark nuclear deal in Vienna, accusing the United States and other Western powers of “playing with time” and failing to make necessary concessions.  “If an agreement is reached in Vienna today and sanctions are lifted, it would be better for Iran if this happens tomorrow,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in …