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VOA – Turkey on Monday reiterated its opposition to U.S. sanctions on neighboring Iran, saying the coronavirus pandemic has shown that the world needs greater cooperation and solidarity.Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made the comments in Istanbul during a joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is the first dignitary to visit Turkey since its outbreak began …

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities must immediately halt the planned execution of a man sentenced to death after being convicted for the rape of a child, Amnesty International said today. Farhad Salehi Jabehdar, 29, is scheduled to be executed in the Central Prison of Karaj in Alborz province this Saturday (20 June). According to a court document obtained by Amnesty …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Prisoner Ali Arjangi, has been sentenced to death for murder. He was 17 at the time of the alleged crime. Ali’s lawyer rejected murder charges and says it was conducted in self-defense. According to IHR sources, death row prisoner Ali Arjangi has been sentenced to death for an alleged crime committed when he was under …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two prisoners were hanged at Mashhad prison on Tuesday, June 9. They were sentenced to death for murder. According to the Iranian news website ILNA, a man was hanged on June 9 at the central prison of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province.  He was sentenced to death for murdering his father-in-law during a fight 9 years ago. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A death row prisoner was hanged at Ardabil prison on Monday, June 15. According to IHR sources, death row prisoner Iraj Sedighi was hanged at the central prison of Ardabil city, Ardabil province, on June 15, 2020. He was sentenced to death for murder three years ago. Iraj was held in a prison ward allocated …