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Iranwire – The Islamic Republic has executed eight more prisoners over the past few days amid a significant spike in death penalties. On April 14, 2024, Hamedan Prison executed Arsalan Hashemi, a man convicted of drug offenses, according to human rights group HRANA. Hashemi had been sentenced to death in 2021.  There have been no reports on the execution by …

Iranwire – Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghadani was arrested on April 13, 2024, by security forces and reportedly transferred to Qarchak Prison in Varamin. Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) cited a source close to her family who said Farghadani refused bail in protest.  HRANA also reports allegations of physical violence upon her arrest, resulting in visible facial injuries. …

Iranwire – A court appeal in Tehran has upheld a nine-year sentence and additional penalties for Baha’i educator Keyvan Rahimian. The Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Rahimian to five years’ imprisonment, six years of social rights deprivation, and a 50-million-toman ($920) fine for engaging in “deviant educational or propaganda activities contrary to Islamic Sharia.” He was also handed a four-year prison term …

gatestoneinstitute.org – This was the “attack” prearranged for show between Iran and the Biden administration through backchannels. It’s an attack that allows Iran to show off that it can reach Israel (look at those lights over the Temple Mount), while not inflicting any real damage. [H]ad Iran actually been trying to launch a serious attack, it would have used its …

Iran-HRM – Marjan Hajizadeh was only 16 years old at the time of her arrest On the morning of Thursday, April 11, 2024, the death sentence of 19-year-old Marjan Hajizadeh and her 29-year-old husband, Esmail Hassaniani, was carried out in Zanjan Central Prison. Both prisoners were sentenced to death in a joint case related to drug charges. They were arrested …