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voanews – Iranian officials say four militants stormed an Iranian police station Saturday in restive Sistan and Baluchistan province near the Pakistan border, leaving two security officers dead along with the four attackers. State television is reporting the attack occurred in Zahedan, a city in one of the country’s poorest provinces. The report quoted the province’s deputy governor, Alireza Marhamati, …

voanews – WASHINGTON – A U.S. media rights group says Iran has kept two jailed female journalists in legal limbo for more than a month after their trials began as a ploy to make global attention fade as it figures out what to do with the women whose detentions sparked outrage in the West. Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamedi were …

rferl.org – Iran executed two men on Saturday over an attack on a Shia shrine that killed at least 13 people in October and was claimed by the militant group ISIS, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. The two were hanged at dawn in the southern city of Shiraz, the official news agency IRNA reported. For all the latest headlines …

iranintl.com – Nigeria has put Iran on its high-risk list over money laundering, cautioning banks and financial institutions about transactions with the regime.  The Central Bank of Nigeria, in a statement, urged deposit money banks and other financial institutions in the country to increase monitoring of transactions involving businesses and individuals from Iran, as well as several other countries. The statement …

iranhr.net – The 15th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, by Iran Human Rights and ECPM reveals the highest annual number of executions since 2015. At least 582 people were executed, an increase of 75% compared to 2021. In 2022, Iran’s authorities demonstrated how crucial the death penalty is to instil societal fear in order to hold onto …