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Iranwire – At least 490 people so far have been killed across Iran and 18,242 others have been detained, without their names being officially announced, in the state crackdown on nationwide protests that erupted nearly three months ago, according to human rights organizations. Only 3,670 of those taken to custody have been identified by rights defenders working outside of Iran. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) –  Four men were executed for murder charges in Rasht Central Prison and two others are at imminent risk of execution. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 17. Their identities have been established as Abbas Abdollahi and Fariborz Shahbazi who were sentenced to death …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) –  Payam Nourollahi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Gorgan Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Gorgan Prison on December 12. His identity has been established as 33-year-old Payam Nourollahi who was sentenced to death for murder. An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Hassan …

Al-Monitor – Iran was ousted on Wednesday from a women’s rights agency at the United Nations following a successful US push to reprimand Tehran over its brutal treatment of women.  The Islamic Republic’s four-year term on the 45-member Commission on the Status of Women came to an end following a vote on a resolution introduced by the United States. The UN body is …

Al-Arabia – UN nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites. “We hope the visit of the International Atomic Energy officials to Tehran in the coming days can help resolving issues with the agency,” Eslami …