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Iran annals death sentence of man ten months after his execution

Iran-HRM – Ten months after a young man was executed in a northwest Iran prison, the Supreme Court overturned the convictions against him. Khezr Ghavidel was arrested in 2013 for drug charges and sentenced to death along with two others. Khezr Ghavidel was executed on September 10, 2020 was still open was being considered by the Supreme Court, which has …

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Iranian jailed activist refuses phone calls and family visits to protest mistreatment of prisoners

Iran-HRM – In a message from a prison in northern Iran, Iranian jailed activist Golrokh Iraee said that she would refuse phone calls and family visits to protest mistreatment of prisoners. In a brief message from Amol Prison, Ebrahimi, a writer and human rights activist, declared that since the women detainees in Amol Prison are deprived of their minimum rights, …

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Mohseni Ejei’s Appointment as Iran’s Judiciary Chief Poses Grave Threat to Rights Activists

CHRI —The appointment of Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, a major human rights violator, as the Islamic Republic’s new judiciary chief is another indication of the commitment by the country’s ruling establishment to use the judicial system as a means to suppress peaceful dissent in Iran. “Ejei’s appointment is an obvious threat to Iran’s civil society, considering his considerable role in suppressing popular protests …

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Baluch Prisoners Edris Gargij and Hashem Torabi Executed in Zahedan

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – At least two prisoners sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder were executed in Zahedan Central Prison. According to Hrana news agency, a Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on July 5. He was identified as Edris Gargij (Arbabzehi) who was sentenced to qisas for murder. Another Baluch prisoner was executed at the prison on June 26. 33-year-old …

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Unidentified 37-year-old Man Executed in Mashhad

Iran Human Rights (IHR) –  A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Mashhad Central Prison. According to the official Khorasan newspaper, a man was executed in Mashhad Central Prison on June 30. Sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, he has only been identified as 37-year-old M. He was accused of killing a shepherd with a gun near the village of …

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