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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 …

Al-Monitor -Ramazan Sharif, the spokesperson for the media department of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), addressed the leak of an audio file that includes the force’s former commander speaking about corruption.  The audio was published by US-funded Radio Farda. In the nearly hour-long audio file, former head of the IRGC Mohammad Ali Jaffari can be heard speaking with IRGC economic affairs deputy Sadegh …