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Kiumars Menbari and Saeed Arjmandi Executed in Sanandaj

Iran Human Rights – Kiumars Menbari and Saeed Arjmandi were executed for murder in Sanandaj Central Prison. Jamshid Karimi and Mostafa Salehi still await death penalty. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on 14 May. Their identities have been established as Kiumars Menbari (pictured) and Saeed Arjmandi who were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) …

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White House previews new moves against Iran’s drone transfers to Russia

Al-Monitor — The United States is preparing additional sanctions to inhibit Iran’s transfer of drones and other advanced weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, a senior White House official said Monday. “Interactions between Iran and Russia in matters regarding the selling of advanced weapons — especially more advanced UAVs — are now continuing,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. “If Iran …

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Israeli officials visited Russia, discussed Iran on rare trip

Al-Monitor – The Israeli Foreign Ministry told Al-Monitor that two senior Israeli diplomats traveled to Russia this month on a rare visit. They met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and discussed Moscow’s armament of Iran among other issues.  Israel’s Hayom newspaper first reported Friday on the May 3visit to Moscow, the first such senior-level ministerial encounter since the invasion of Ukraine …

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IOPHR Open Letter to Volker Türk and Václav Bálek – condemning the recent appointment of Ali Bahreini as head of the Social Forum in the Human Rights Council

Shabtabnews – In an open letter to Volker Türk and Václav Bálek – IOPHR condemned the recent appointment of Ali Bahreini as head of the Social Forum in the Human Rights Council. The letter stated that “this appointment stands to undermine the years of effort by the Council to highlight human violations of the Iranian regime and the efforts of …

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The Dubious “Confessions” of Three Iranians at Imminent Risk of Execution

Iranwire – The recent broadcast of a video showing the forced “confessions” of three Iranian men sentenced to death on Iranian state TV has raised concerns about their imminent execution in the central city of Isfahan. On May 12, Amnesty International warned that Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi could be executed at any time after the Supreme Court upheld their “unjust” convictions …

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