Profile picture of CNN.com
Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says: An Iranian protester with a mental health condition has been executed over the death of a ...
cnn.com/2024/01/23/middleeast/iran-executes-protester-mental-health-intl-hnk/
Iran executes protester with mental health condition, judiciary says
Profile picture of Sky News
American porn star Whitney Wright sparks anger after visit to Iran: Whitney Wright filmed herself in Tehran and visited the abandoned US embassy which has been ...
news.sky.com/story/american-porn-star-whitney-wright-sparks-anger-after-visit-to-iran-13064904
American porn star Whitney Wright sparks anger after visit to Iran
Profile picture of Sky News
Execution of teenage boy after 'forced confession' in Iran condemned by UN
news.sky.com/story/execution-of-teenage-boy-after-forced-confession-in-iran-condemned-by-un-13018667
Execution of teenage boy after 'forced confession' in Iran ...
Quick Glance: UN Condemns Executions of Youth in Iran
  • The United Nations has condemned the executions of young individuals in Iran and called for an immediate end to the death penalty in the country.

  • The UN Human Rights Office criticizes the executions reportedly carried out by Iranian authorities.

  • The Iran Human Rights group reports the death of a 17-year-old in Sabzevar Prison.

  • The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson expressed concern about the execution of an alleged young offender in Iran.
Profile picture of France 24
Iran executed ‘staggering’ total of at least 834 people in 2023, say rights groups
france24.com/en/live-news/20240305-iran-executed-834-people-last-year-highest-since-2015-rights-groups
Iran executed ‘staggering’ total of at least 834 people in 2023 ...
Profile picture of Asia Times
Time to stop Iran’s unchecked killing of Kurds: Since the 2022 death of Jîna Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman held in police custody for wearing her hijab ...
asiatimes.com/2024/03/time-to-stop-irans-unchecked-killing-of-kurds/
Time to stop Iran’s unchecked killing of Kurds
Profile picture of Sun-Sentinel
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression
sun-sentinel.com/2023/10/06/jailed-iranian-activist-narges-mohammadi-wins-the-nobel-peace-prize-for-fighting-womens-oppression/
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for ...
Quick Glance: Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppression
  • Norwegian Nobel Committee recognizes Mohammadi's fight against women's oppression in Iran.

  • Mohammadi served as vice president of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Centre in Iran.

  • She is the 19th woman to win the 122-year-old prize and the first since Maria Ressa in 2021.

  • Human rights groups Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties, along with Dmitry Muratov, were awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Profile picture of Middle East Eye
Raisi wins expert assembly election as rivals removed from ballot: Iranian press review
middleeasteye.net/news/iran-raisi-wins-expert-election-before-polls-press-review
Raisi wins expert assembly election as rivals removed from ballot: Iranian ...
Profile picture of jordannews.jo
Early on Saturday, the US military announced the execution of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force and affiliated ... Show more
Profile picture of The Jerusalem Post
Iranian protester at imminent risk of execution - report: Qobadlou was sentenced to death in late 2022, in the middle of the protests, on charges of killing a ...
jpost.com/middle-east/article-783275
Iranian protester at imminent risk of execution - report
Profile picture of Sky News
Shilan Mirzaee: Activist could be sentenced to death in Iran as she faces imminent deportation from Turkey
news.sky.com/story/shilan-mirzaee-activist-could-be-sentenced-to-death-in-iran-as-she-faces-imminent-deportation-from-turkey-12992468
Shilan Mirzaee: Activist could be sentenced to death in Iran as she faces ...
Profile picture of Euronews
Iran accuses Swedish EU employee of crime punishable by death: Iran has accused Swedish EU employee Johan Floderus of spying for Israel and "corruption on ...
euronews.com/my-europe/2023/12/11/iran-accuses-jailed-swedish-eu-employee-of-crime-punishable-by-death
Iran accuses Swedish EU employee of crime punishable by death
Profile picture of ITVX
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppression
itv.com/news/2023-10-06/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-jailed-iranian-activist-narges-mohammadi
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize for ...
Profile picture of CNN.com
US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran: A US envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd ...
cnn.com/2023/08/26/middleeast/us-envoy-iran-jamshid-sharmahd-intl-hnk/
US envoy meets family of German-Iranian sentenced to death in Iran
Profile picture of Reuters
Iran's Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution
reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-raisi-vows-pursue-crackdown-protesters-after-execution-2022-12-09/
Iran's Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical ...
Profile picture of CNN.com
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
cnn.com/2023/07/10/middleeast/toomaj-salehi-iran-rapper-prison-intl/
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison ...
Profile picture of HuffPost
Iranian Teen Dies After Suspicious Subway Injury While Not In Headscarf: Armita Geravand was in a coma for weeks following what could have been an attack ...
huffpost.com/entry/iranian-teen-subway-headscarf-dies_n_653d6230e4b0ae2dc0b3b900
Iranian Teen Dies After Suspicious Subway Injury While Not In Headscarf
Profile picture of France 24
Iranian rapper jailed for supporting Mahsa Amini protests freed on bail: Iranian authorities have released on bail a popular rapper jailed for more than a year ...
france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231119-iran-rapper-jailed-for-support-of-mahsa-amini-protests-freed-on-bail
Iranian rapper jailed for supporting Mahsa Amini protests freed on bail
Profile picture of Reuters
Iran upholds death sentence of Swedish-Iranian Arab dissident: Iran's supreme court has upheld the death sentence handed down to a Swedish Iranian dual national ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-supreme-court-upholds-death-sentence-swedish-iranian-dissident-emtedad-2023-03-12/
Iran upholds death sentence of Swedish-Iranian Arab dissident
Profile picture of CNN.com
Sweden summons Iranian ambassador after execution of Swedish-Iranian dual citizen
cnn.com/2023/05/07/world/sweden-summons-iran-ambassador-citizen-execution-intl-hnk/
Sweden summons Iranian ambassador after execution of Swedish-Iranian dual ...
Profile picture of The Jakarta Post
Banten court sentences Iranian drug gang to death: Indonesia has some of the worlds toughest anti-drug laws but has held off conducting executions for several ...
thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/10/29/banten-court-sentences-iranian-drug-gang-to-death.html
Banten court sentences Iranian drug gang to death
Profile picture of The Times of Israel
After US prisoner swap, a dozen Westerners remain captive in Iran: Rights groups say imprisonment of Western nationals is a ploy designed by regime to extract ...
timesofisrael.com/after-us-prisoner-swap-a-dozen-westerners-remain-captive-in-iran/
After US prisoner swap, a dozen Westerners remain captive in Iran
Quick Glance: Billion-Dollar Deal: Americans Freed from Iran in Prisoner Swap
  • Iran made $6bn through exports, mainly of oil, to South Korea, but the money ended up in restricted accounts in South Korea after then-US President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark nuclear deal.

  • As part of the prisoner swap deal, the US also released five Iranians.

  • Released prisoner expresses gratitude towards US President Biden.

  • We have just received news that the plane carrying the five American citizens freed from Iran will land in Doha shortly.
Profile picture of The Hill (newspaper)
Iran executes two more people in connection with protests: Iran has executed two additional people in connection with the protests that have been ongoing in the ...
thehill.com/policy/international/3803571-iran-executes-two-more-people-in-connection-with-protests/
Iran executes two more people in connection with protests
Profile picture of english.alarabiya.net
UK sanctions four Iranian officials to mark anniversary of Mahsa Amini death: Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on four Iranian officials to mark the first ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/09/15/UK-sanctions-four-Iranian-officials-to-mark-anniversary-of-Mahsa-Amini-death
UK sanctions four Iranian officials to mark anniversary of Mahsa Amini ...
Quick Glance: Remembering Mahsa Amini: One Year After Her Death in Iran
  • Protesters display signs with Mahsa Amini's face.

  • A year after Mahsa Amini passed away in police custody, her family reflects on the young woman known as Jina.

  • Mahsa Amini, or Jina as she was called by her family and friends, was a quiet and reserved individual.

  • The Amini family finds solace in the fact that their daughter's death has inspired Iranians to seek change.
Profile picture of Reuters
UK condemns 'barbaric' execution of British-Iranian national: Britain on Saturday called the execution by Iran of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari a ...
reuters.com/world/uk-condemns-barbaric-execution-british-iranian-national-2023-01-14/
UK condemns 'barbaric' execution of British-Iranian national
Profile picture of CNN.com
Journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death stand trial in Iran: Two journalists responsible for breaking the story of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman ...
cnn.com/2023/05/31/middleeast/iran-journalists-arrest-mahsa-amini-intl/
Journalists who reported on Mahsa Amini’s death stand trial in Iran
Profile picture of CNN.com
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
cnn.com/2023/07/10/middleeast/toomaj-salehi-iran-rapper-prison-intl/
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison ...
Profile picture of The Indian Express
This Quote Means: ‘Women… are fuelled by a will to survive’, from Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize winner
indianexpress.com/article/explained/this-quote-means-nobel-peace-prize-2023-feminist-movement-iran-upsc-8983830/
This Quote Means: ‘Women… are fuelled by a will to survive’ ...
Profile picture of Al Jazeera

An Iranian rapper has won an appeal against his death sentence in relation to the country’s ongoing protests https://aje.io/5a9jqw

Profile picture of Al Jazeera
Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident: Habib Farajollah Chaab was convicted for allegedly leading group that bombed Ahvaz military ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/12/iran-court-upholds-death-sentence-of-iranian-swedish-dissident
Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident
Profile picture of CNN.com
Iran issues first death sentence linked to recent protests: An Iranian court has issued the first death sentence linked to recent protests ...
cnn.com/2022/11/14/middleeast/iran-protests-first-death-sentence-intl/
Iran issues first death sentence linked to recent protests
Quick Glance:
Profile picture of The Punch
‘No evidence’ of direct Iran role in Hamas attack-Pentagon: The United States said it has no evidence of direct Iranian involvement in the devastating attack by ...
punchng.com/no-evidence-of-direct-iran-role-in-hamas-attack-pentagon/
‘No evidence’ of direct Iran role in Hamas attack-Pentagon
Profile picture of Ahram Online
Iranian campaigner Narges Mohammadi has for decades campaigned on the most sensitive issues in the Islamic republic, opposing pillars of the clerical system including capital punishment and the obligatory hijab, and defiantly refusing to give up her campaigning even behind bars.
english.ahram.org.eg/News/509685.aspx
Iranian campaigner Narges Mohammadi has for decades campaigned on the most ...
Profile picture of CNN.com
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests
cnn.com/2023/01/07/middleeast/iran-protesters-executed-intl-hnk/
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid ...
Profile picture of WION
Explained: A year after Mahsa Amini died at the hands of Irans morality police, how are Iranian women faring?
wionews.com/world/explained-a-year-after-mahsa-amini-died-at-the-hands-of-irans-morality-police-how-are-iranian-women-faring-635722
Explained: A year after Mahsa Amini died at the hands of Irans morality ...
Profile picture of Reuters
US envoy meets family of Iranian-German imprisoned in Iran: A U.S. envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-envoy-meets-family-iranian-german-imprisoned-iran-2023-08-26/
US envoy meets family of Iranian-German imprisoned in Iran
Quick Glance: US envoy meets family of German-Iranian imprisoned in Iran
  • A U.S. envoy met with the family of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian who was sentenced to death in Iran.

  • Jamshid Sharmahd, who also has residency in the USA, was arrested in 2020.
Profile picture of Axios (website)
UK condemns Iran over "barbaric" dual citizen execution: Akbari was charged with espionage and corruption.
axios.com/2023/01/14/iran-executes-dual-uk-citizen-alireza-akbari
UK condemns Iran over "barbaric" dual citizen execution
Profile picture of Al Jazeera
Iran Supreme Court upholds Iranian-German man’s death sentence: Jamshid Sharmahd was sentenced to death in after being accused of leading a group that carried ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/26/iran-supreme-court-upholds-iranian-german-mans-death-sentence
Iran Supreme Court upholds Iranian-German man’s death sentence
Profile picture of Al Jazeera
Analysis: Akbari execution signals rising Iran tensions with West: The execution of the former deputy defence minister has led to a backlash from the UK ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/15/analysis-akbari-execution-signals-rising-iran-tensions-with-west
Analysis: Akbari execution signals rising Iran tensions with West
Profile picture of The New York Times
As Protests Rage, Iran Carries Out a Public Execution: Majidreza Rahnavard was hanged after being accused of killing two members of a paramilitary force in the ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/12/world/middleeast/iran-protests-execution.html
As Protests Rage, Iran Carries Out a Public Execution
Quick Glance: Iran executes a second person in connection with a wave of populist protests
  • DUBAI, 12 December (Reuters) - The Islamic Republic hanged a man in public on Monday after he was convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of persons involved in anti-government rallies in Iran.

  • "Majid Reza Rahnavard was hanged in public in (the holy Shi'ite city of) Mashhad this morning... He was sentenced to death for 'waging war against God' after stabbing to death two members of the security forces,"ite city of) Mashhad... He was sentenced to death for "ite city of) Mashhad this morning... He was sentenced to death for " after stabbing two members of the security forces to death, according to the judiciary's Mizan news agency.

  • The US State Department criticized Iran for the death of Rahnavard on Monday.
Profile picture of The Local
Daughter pleads with Germany to help father on Iran death row: The daughter of a German citizen of Iranian descent who was sentenced to death by Tehran pleaded ...
thelocal.de/20230823/daughter-pleads-with-germany-to-help-father-on-iran-death-row
Daughter pleads with Germany to help father on Iran death row
Profile picture of CNN.com
Exclusive: Iranian footballer is among dozens facing execution while the West is distracted by Christmas, supporters fear
cnn.com/2022/12/23/middleeast/iran-footballer-amir-nasr-azadani-execution-intl/
Exclusive: Iranian footballer is among dozens facing execution while the ...
Profile picture of Vancouver Sun
An Iranian man detained in nationwide protests convulses and dies while awaiting a new sentence
nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/an-iranian-man-detained-in-nationwide-protests-convulses-and-dies-while-awaiting-a-new-sentence
An Iranian man detained in nationwide protests convulses and dies while ...
Profile picture of CNN.com
Two Iranians sentenced to death, including LGBTQ activist: Two Iranians were sentenced to death by a court for "corruption on earth," Iran's state ...
cnn.com/2022/09/06/middleeast/iran-death-sentence-lgbtq-activist-intl/
Two Iranians sentenced to death, including LGBTQ activist
Profile picture of The Washington Post
Minors in Iran could face death penalty on protest-related charges: Three teenagers are on trial for charges that carry capital punishment in Iran ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/01/iran-minors-death-penalty-protests/
Minors in Iran could face death penalty on protest-related charges
Profile picture of The Guardian
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband criticises US-Iran prisoners release deal: Two US residents, one of whom is on death row, are being unfairly excluded ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/27/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffes-husband-criticises-us-iran-prisoners-release-deal
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband criticises US-Iran prisoners release ...
Profile picture of PBS
Iran hangs former deputy defense minister, drawing international condemnation: Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official and ...
pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-hangs-former-deputy-defense-minister-drawing-international-condemnation
Iran hangs former deputy defense minister, drawing international ...
Profile picture of DW-TV
Majidreza Rahnavard, a 23-year-old Iranian wrestler, was publicly hanged in the city of Mashhad. He was detained amid ongoing nationwide protests that are ... Show more
Profile picture of WION
Iran executes 354 people in first half of 2023: rights group: Iran executes 354 people in first half of 2023: rights group
wionews.com/world/iran-executes-354-people-in-first-half-of-2023-rights-group-611801
Iran executes 354 people in first half of 2023: rights group
Profile picture of WION
Iranian boxer Javad Vafaei-Sani gets an execution order for taking part in the protestSani currently held in a secluded prison @Mohammed11Saleh ... Show more
Profile picture of Democracy Now!
Iran Indicts 300+ on Criminal Charges Over Anti-Government Protests : In Iran, over 300 people have been indicted on criminal charges for participating in ...
democracynow.org/2022/10/25/headlines/iran_indicts_300_on_criminal_charges_over_anti_government_protests
Iran Indicts 300+ on Criminal Charges Over Anti-Government Protests 
Profile picture of BBC News
Iran protests: Death row reporter Mehdi Beik arrested: Colleagues tweet support for Mehdi Beik, who interviewed families of protesters sentenced to death.
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64173733
Iran protests: Death row reporter Mehdi Beik arrested
Profile picture of Al-Monitor
Rights groups appeal to UN to stop execution of Iranian boxer Vafaei-Sani: Iran sentenced to death local boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani on vague ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/rights-groups-appeal-un-stop-execution-iranian-boxer-vafaei-sani
Rights groups appeal to UN to stop execution of Iranian boxer Vafaei-Sani
Profile picture of Al Jazeera
Iranian-British citizen sentenced to death for spying on Iran: The UK called Iran’s planned execution of Alireza Akbari ‘politically motivated’ and demanded his ...
aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/iran-sentences-dual-iranian-british-citizen-to-death-for-spying
Iranian-British citizen sentenced to death for spying on Iran
Profile picture of english.alarabiya.net
Rights experts, NGOs ask UN rights chief to help halt looming Iran execution: Dozens of rights experts and NGOs have asked the UN rights chief to urgently ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/07/20/Rights-experts-NGOs-ask-UN-rights-chief-to-help-halt-looming-Iran-execution
Rights experts, NGOs ask UN rights chief to help halt looming Iran ...