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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Faramarz Nezami and Asghar Rahimian were executed for drug-related charges in Zanjan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Zanjan Central Prison in on 17 July. Their identities have been established as 40-year-old Faramarz Nezami and Asghar Rahimian. They were sentenced to death for drug-related charges by …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Habibollah Ilkhani who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Kermanshah Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on 18 July. His identity has been established as 50-year-old Habibollah Ilkhani who was sentenced to qisas for murder. Hengaw which broke news of his execution …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to bolster economic ties despite lingering political disagreements, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said. “The agreement with my Saudi counterpart [Prince Faisal bin Farhan] is that at this stage, we should strengthen the commercial, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries despite having different political views in some areas,” Amir-Abdollahian said in …

RFL/RE – Iran has removed gender justice from the country’s latest development program, sparking an outcry among activists who say the Islamic regime continues to marginalize women’s rights even as widespread unrest over their suppression rocks the country. The vice president for women and family affairs, Ensieh Khazali, said in an interview with the Tehran-based ISNA state news agency on July 18 …

Iranwire – Retirees, teachers and other workers staged protests in at least nine Iranian cities on July 18 to demand union rights and better living conditions amid growing anger over soaring prices. Videos shared on social media show rallies in Ahvaz Shiraz, Hamedan, Alborz, Kermanshah, Yazd, Shiraz, Sanandaj, Ardabil, Karaj and other cities across Iran. Most protesting retirees gathered outside …