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Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two Kurdish political prisoners, Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdullah, were executed in Urmia Central Prison this morning. The two men were executed on charges of collaborating with the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan and “bombing the anniversary parade of the Iran-Iraq war”, which both men had consistently denied. According to Iran Human rights, the death …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – The sentence of a prisoner who was sentenced to retribution in kind (execution) on charges of “premeditated murder” was carried out in Kermanshah Central Prison (Dizel Abad). According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), a prisoner on death row was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on the morning of Sunday, July 12th. The identity of this …

Al-Monitor – Police in Iran are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at an industrial complex in northeast Iran, state news reported on Monday. Citing the semi-official Mehr news agency, Reuters quoted Javad Jahandoust, fire chief at the Kavian Fariman industrial complex, who said the fire was under control after a storage tank exploded. He said the incident at the …

phmuseum.com – With her project, photojournalist Solmaz Daryani underlines the harsh effects of climate change on the landscape, people and their economy in the south-east region of Iran. Iran is suffering from a socio-economic drought, where water demand exceeds the natural water supply. My country is facing a severe and protracted water crisis, and desertification as lakes and rivers once-fertile …

Radiofarda – Iran’s currency took another big hit on Monday, falling to 230,000 rials against the U.S. dollar despite official promises to prevent the further devaluation of the national currency. The Iranian rial for the first time ever fell to 200,000 against the dollar on June 24 and the plunge has continued since. The rial is also traded at more …