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Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on Wednesday, April 15, for murder charges. Executions in Iran have continued to be carried out even after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam had previously said, “Executions in Iran have continued to be carried out even after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) –  The 12th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty) provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2019 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It sets out the number of executions in 2019, the trend compared to previous years, the legislative …

Al-Monitor – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it has invented a device that can detect a person infected with the coronavirus from 100 meters away. Yet, after receiving criticism on the device’s functionality, the IRGC doubled down on the device, insisting that it works. The IRGC commander, Gen. Hossein Salami, told Tasnim News Agency that dozens of countries have contacted Iran …

Radiofarda – According to the latest Health Ministry announcement on Thursday, Iran’s COVID-19 deaths are below 100 for a third day in a row. The number of new cases has not changed much as more testing is now being done. The situation in Tehran, however, is still escalating. In his daily briefing on Thursday, the Spokesman of Iran’s Health Ministry …

Radiofarda – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Islamic Republic’s net debt to reach 33.8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, up 22.5 percent compared with the previous year. IMF’s report released on Wednesday, April 15, a day after the publication of its World Economic Outlook, says that Iran’s GDP will be about $ 439.2 billion …