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Iranian Man Sentenced To Eight Years For Beheading 17-Year-Old Wife

RFL/RE – An Iranian man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for decapitating his wife and displaying her head in public in a so-called “honor killing.” Mona Heidari, 17, was killed last year in February by her husband, Sajjad Heidarnava, and his brother Heydar in Ahvaz, the capital of the southwestern Khuzestan province.After the gruesome killing, video footage …

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Iran Warns EU Against Listing Revolutionary Guards As Terror Entity

Iranwire – The Iranian government says the Islamic Republic will take “reciprocal measures” if the European lists the powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, after the European Parliament called for such a move amid a bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. “It is necessary to respect mutual security in the world of diplomacy and increase mutual trust instead …

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Family Of Teenage Iranian Protester In Coma “Kept Incommunicado”

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have reportedly moved the family of a 16-year-old girl who fell into a coma in November after allegedly being beaten by security officers to a place under their supervision. The Kurdpa news agency reported on January 17 that Hasti Hossein Panahi and her family were taken from their home in the village of Qoruchai to an …

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The Many Failures Of Iran’s Security Chief Ali Shamkhani

Iranwire – The recent execution of Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister and an Iranian-British dual national, gave way to reports that Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), was about to resign. The council has denied such reports. Shamkhani was appointed to the post in 2013, and his tenure coincided with one of the most turbulent times for …

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Why Execution Of Protesters In Iran Amount To “State-Sanctioned Killing?”

Iranwire – Amid growing international condemnation of Iran’s execution of protesters, the UN human rights chief has accused the Iranian government of using the death penalty to “punish” demonstrators and “strike fear” into the population. “The weaponization of criminal procedures to punish people for exercising their basic rights – such as those participating in or organizing demonstrations – amounts to …

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