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Mashallah Sabzi Executed Based on Qassameh Testimony

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Mashallah Sabzi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder based on a qassameh ceremony has been executed in Kermanshah Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on September 30. His identity has been established as 48-year-old Mashallah Sabzi who was sentenced to qisas for murder. “Mashallah Sabzi was sentenced to …

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The Takeaway: Khamenei warns neighboring Azerbaijan over Israel ties

Al-Monitor – Heating up: Iran is escalating tensions with Azerbaijan over Baku’s longstanding close ties with Iran’s nemesis, Israel. Iran has staged troop exercises near the Azerbaijan border in response to joint Azeri exercises with Turkish forces, at which Azeri President Ilham Aliyev showed up in military attire. Azerbaijan has reportedly stopped Iranian trucks transiting to its rival, Armenia, and Iran has …

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Iran ‘concerned’ by Israeli ‘presence’ in the Caucasus

Al-Arabia – Iran said Wednesday that it has “serious concerns” about Israel’s presence in the Caucasus, as tensions mount between Iran and Azerbaijan over Baku’s ties with Israel, a major arms supplier. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The comments came a day after unconfirmed reports in Azerbaijani media said Iran has …

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Three Jailed Iranian Writers Honored By PEN America

RFL/RE – The open-expression advocacy group PEN America has honored three imprisoned Iranian writers during its annual gala in New York, and awarded them with the 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.Keyvan Bajan, Baktash Abtin, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi are “celebrated writers who have been imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for their writing, their defense of free expression, and their …

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Azerbaijan Shuts Office, Mosque Linked To Iranian Supreme Leader Amid Tensions

RFL/RE – Azerbaijan has closed a mosque and an office linked to Iran’s supreme leader in Baku just days after Tehran held military maneuvers close to the two countries’ common border.“The [Husseiniyya] mosque and the office of Seyyed Ali Akbar Ojaghnejad, representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baku, were sealed and closed today by order of the authorities …

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