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Iranwire – Abbas Nikravan, a traditional musician from West Azerbaijan province, has been sentenced to three months in prison by Branch 102 of Salmas Criminal Court on the charge of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran in cyberspace”. The singer and philanthropist, who hails from the village of Nadarli in Shabestar county, was arrested by security forces on September …

Iran-HRM – A 22-year-old man was shot to death by security forces in a park on Monday night while he was celebrating his birthday with some friends in the city of Shush, southwest Iran. The man has been identified as Sajjad Ka’ibi. One of his friends, Ali Ka’b Amir has been also shot and severely injured. Sources close to the …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohammadreza Afaridoun, a Baluch man sentenced to death on drug-related charges, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on January 30. According to the Baluch Activists’ Campaign, a Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on the  morning of January 30. Mohammadreza Afaridoun was from the village of Ghassem Abad in Zabol and had been …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, Hossein Kaveh was executed in Rasht Central Prison on January 29. Another prison was returned to  his cell after obtaining an extension in his case. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Rasht Central Prison on the morning of January 29. His identity has been …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani spoke Feb. 1 at a session of the parliament’s powerful National Security and Foreign Policy Commission at which he answered questions about the status of the nuclear negotiations in Vienna.  According to Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesperson for the commission, Bagheri said, “So far there have been no direct negotiations with the United …