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Iranwire – The corridors of power within the Islamic Republic are ablaze with a series of sex scandals – seemingly more with each passing day.  Fresh revelations spotlighting the moral and sexual transgressions of high-ranking officials within the system continue to threaten or even topple yet another leader or pillar of Iran’s ruling Islamic system. The latest jolt came on …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Rasoul Narouyi, a Baluch man sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Kahnuj Prison. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Kahnuj Prison on 21 August. His identity has been reported as 29-year-old Rasoul Narouyi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. He was arrested around four years ago. He was transferred …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Saeed Rigi, a Baluch man, and Abdolghafour Toumaj, a Turkmen minority, were executed for drug-related charges in Kerman Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, two men were executed in Kerman Central Prison on 21 August. Their identities have been reported as 40-year-old Saeed Rigi, a Baluch man from Zahedan and Abdolghafour Toumaj, a Turkmen man …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Abdolsamad Khadem, Yaghoub Ejbari, Mohammad Anwar Barahouyi and Mr Ghanbarzehi, four Baluch men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Zahedan Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, at least four Baluch men were executed in Zahedan Central Prison on 21 August. Their identities have been reported as 29-year-old Abdolsamad Khadem from Zahak, Yaghoub …

CHRI – The recent detention of at least 22 activists in Iran in less than a month, the majority of them women, signals the onset of intensified state repression in anticipation of the approaching anniversary of Iran’s “Woman Life Freedom” protest movement, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “Iranian authorities are rounding up activists around the country, …