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Radiofarda – The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was believed to have been at the heart of Iran’s past, covert Iranian nuclear activities, has put the Islamic republic in a difficult spot. The brazenness of the attack, which took place outside the Iranian capital on November 27, dealt an embarrassing blow to the clerical establishment at a time of unprecedented pressure due …

RFL/RE – An Iranian constitutional watchdog has approved a law requiring the government to suspend United Nations inspections of the country’s nuclear facilities and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers if sanctions are not eased in one month. The Guardians Council approved the legislation on December 2, a …

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities must immediately halt imminent plans to amputate the fingers of six men convicted of robbery following unfair trials and torture-tainted “confessions”, said Amnesty International in a detailed analysis released today. The analysis reveals horrific figures, provided to the organization by a human rights group, Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, that over the past two decades, on average, the Iranian authorities have …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Mohammad Maleki, a prominent human rights activist, the first president of the University of Tehran after the 1979 revolution and one of the founders of LEGAM (the step by step abolition of the death penalty), has passed away at 87. Iran Human Rights extends its condolences to his family and to the people of Iran. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – According to information obtained by IHR, Ahmadreza Djalali’s death sentence was not carried out this morning but he remains at imminent risk of execution. Yesterday, IHR reported that according to his family, he was due to be transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison in preparation for the implementation of his death sentence. Today, authorities informed Ahmadreza’s …