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Iranwire – An Iranian court has sentenced to death three men allegedly involved in the killing of three members of the security forces, the judiciary says, bringing to at least 17 the number of people handed capital punishment in connection with nearly three months of nationwide protests. Four of those convicted have been executed so far. Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces have arrested 13 participants in a ceremony held in Tehran to honor a 19-year-old victim of the Islamic Republic’s ongoing brutal crackdown on nationwide protests. Family members and other mourners gathered at Hamidreza Rohi’s grave in Behesht Zahra cemetery on January 7 to mark the 40th day since his death. Special police forces and plainclothes …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s execution of two more men handed capital punishment in connection with the ongoing nationwide protests has sparked widespread condemnation inside and outside the country. Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged on January 7, Iran’s judicial said, after they were found guilty of killing a member of the paramilitary Basij force …

Iranwire – The Tehran Municipality marked last week the third anniversary of the death of General Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, the overseas arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, with a concert that sparked a vast amount of controversy. Soleimani is a controversial figure. Celebrated by the Islamic Republic, the general who was killed in …

Iranwire – Three years ago, on January 8, 2020, a Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane crashed shortly after it took off from Tehran while en route to Kyiv, killing all 176 people on board. After days of official denials, the Iranian authorities admitted that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps mistakenly shot down flight PS752 with two missiles, amid heightened tensions …