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Iran Releases Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death

par gdeveloper, 14/01 18:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities released two journalists on Sunday, who had been imprisoned for over a year for reporting on the death of Mahsa Amini, an incident that triggered nationwide protests lasting for months, as reported by local media. Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death ...

834 Executions in Iran in 2023, Highest Number Since 2015

par This Is Beirut, 05/03 11:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Death penalty was applied at least 834 times in Iran in 2023, according to several NGOs, which point to a massive increase" since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups ...

‘Draconian’ Surveillance on Hijab Rule in Iran, Amnesty Says

par This Is Beirut, 06/03 11:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities are currently enforcing "widespread surveillance" of women in public spaces, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday. Tehran seeks to break Iranian women's resistance to headscarf legislation. Iranian authorities are subjecting women to widespread surveillance to enforce the obligatory headscarf, ...

Iran's Crushing Protests in 2022 Led to "Crimes Against Humanity”

par This Is Beirut, 08/03 13:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to a UN-mandated expert report published on Friday, March 8, the crackdown on the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran in September 2022 led to crimes against humanity. The violent repression of peaceful protests and discrimination against women and girls by Tehran led to serious rights violations, many amounting to ...

Iran Toughens Veil Enforcement Regulations

par This Is Beirut, 13/04 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Iranian police announced on Saturday that they had stepped up checks on the compulsory wearing of veils by women in the street, lamenting the fact that they are increasingly disregarded. "The police in Tehran, as in other provinces, will intervene against individuals who promote (...) not wearing the veil," warned the capital's police chief, ...

#SaveToomaj: Iran Urged to Spare Rapper After ‘Grotesque’ Verdict

par This Is Beirut, 25/04 21:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The death sentence handed down to Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, imprisoned for his support of the 2022 protest movement in Iran, was denounced internationally on Thursday. Iranian authorities on Thursday faced pressure to release and clear a prominent rapper sentenced to death in a verdict supporters say is merely revenge for his music backing ...

Iranians Vote in Second Round of Parliamentary Elections

par This Is Beirut, 10/05 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranians had the chance to cast ballots for parliament again on Friday in regions where candidates failed to secure enough votes in March, when conservatives and ultra-conservatives won a majority. First-round voting saw a turnout of 41%, marking the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Candidates needed at least 20% of all valid ...

Human Rights Watch Condemns Surge in Iranian Executions

par This Is Beirut, 21/08 14:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran executed at least 87 people in the month after the recent presidential elections, reports Human Rights Watch (HRW). HRW reports that on August 7 alone, authorities carried out a mass execution of 29 prisoners. In the report, HRW condemned the surge, stating, “Human Rights Watch opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances ...

Iran Two Years After Mahsa Amini: Persecution and Defiance

15/09 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Persecution of bereaved relatives. Impunity for perpetrators. Rampant executions and infighting among the opposition. Two years after the eruption of a protest movement that opponents of Iran's clerical authorities hoped would mark a turning point in the Islamic Republic's 45-year history, a bleak picture now confronts them. Activists and exiles ...

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