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Iranian Refugee and National Athlete to Face Off in Tokyo Olympics

Iranwire – Two Iranian athletes will face off in the taekwondo opening rounds at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics: Nahid Kiani from Iran’s national team, and Kimia Alizadeh from the independent Olympic Refugee Team. Iran’s mainstream media has fixated on the competition – calling it “unexpected” and “attractive,” but also “sensitive” – but Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard …

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Ruined Bread to Pitch-Black Hospital Wards: Iranians’ Fury at Power Outages

Iranwire – A baker dumps his spoiled dough in front of Ilam Electricity Office. A man asks in terror about the fate of his hospitalized father in Tabriz. A woman tears off her state-sanctioned hijab at a municipal office and declares: “No-one is here. There’s just one angry woman here today.” These and countless other videos circulating online in the …

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Unidentified 21-year-old Man Executed in Mashhad

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A 21-year-old death row prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on Monday. According to the official Khorasan newspaper, a man was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on July 5. Sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, he has only been identified as 21-year-old Mehdi.G. Mehdi is reported to have killed one of his …

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Faizollah Ahmadzadeh Executed on Drug Charges in Qom

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner named Faizollah Ahmadzadeh who was sentenced to death on drug-related charges has been executed in Qom Central Prison. At least 43 prisoners, including one woman, have been executed on drug-related charges in Iranian prisons in 2021. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Qom Central Prison in …

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Unidentified 70-year-old Retired Policeman Executed in Mashhad

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A 70-year-old man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on June 30. Another man was reported to have been executed at the same prison on the same charge and the same day. According to the official Khorasan newspaper, a man was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on June 30. …

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