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Iran Human Rights (IHR) – According to information received by IHR, death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini might be in danger of execution. Sources close to the plaintiff, have told Danial’s family that he will be executed before the Iranian new year (this year on March 20). Danial Zeinolabedini is a juvenile offender whose death sentence has been upheld by …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Three prisoners were hanged on February 5 at the Iranian city of Kermanshah. Iranian authorities and media remain silent about the executions. According to IHR sources, on the morning of Wednesday, February 5, 2020, three prisoners were hanged at Kermanshah prison -also known as Dizel-Abad prison. IHR could identify two as Shahab Naderi (22) and …

CHRI – Prison Terms Range from 4-10 Years Based on No Evidence and False “Confessions” February 18, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns the Iranian appeals court’s decision to uphold lengthy prison sentences against eight wildlife conservationists detained since January 2018 without due process on charges that were refuted by three major Iranian state agencies including the Intelligence Ministry. …

Al-Monitor – Another race will be held concurrently with Iran’s parliamentary vote: The Assembly of Experts’ midterm election. The Assembly of Experts is an 88-member clerical body in Iran tasked with choosing and monitoring the next supreme leader. Candidates must have a certificate of Sharia expertise or pass an exam from the Guardian Council on Islamic jurisprudence to run. Meanwhile, many believe that the hard-liner-dominated council …

theguardian.com – In the early hours of 3 January, Iraq’s prime minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, frantically phoned his advisers. “Something big has happened,” he said, summoning them to a meeting in his office. “You need to come now.” Like their boss, the advisers had heard the boom of the explosions that crunched into the airport road just after 1am, and …