Category: iranian judiciary
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Iran hits Tel Aviv after overnight Israeli strikes on Tehran
Iran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war fought through proxies and covert operations, Israel’s surprise assault on Iran last week has touched off the most intense fighting…
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Iran Executes Man Over Deadly 2023 Attack on Azerbaijan Embassy
Middle East|Iran Executes Man Over Deadly 2023 Attack on Azerbaijan Embassy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/world/middleeast/iran-azerbaijan-embassy-attack-execution.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The killing of the embassy’s head of security strained an already tense relationship between the neighboring countries. Police officers outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran in 2023, after a man stormed the building and killed the head of security.Credit…Vahid Salemi/Associated…
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Iran hands down death sentences for Shiraz shrine attacks
The Iranian judiciary announced Sunday that three individuals have been sentenced to death, with several others receiving prison terms, in connection with the deadly terrorist attacks on the revered Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz, AFP reported. The pronouncements stem from two separate shooting incidents in October 2022 and August 2023, which collectively claimed the lives…
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Secretary for Iranian rights groups ‘arrested’
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian authorities arrested a woman Wednesday who worked as a secretary for two human rights groups funded by Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi. Nobel winner Shirin Ebadi in December leaving the building where arrested Jinous Sobhani used to work. Speaking to CNN, Ebadi said it was unclear why Jinous Sobhani was…
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Iran Executes “High-Ranking Spy” Of Israel’s Mossad
Tehran: Iran has executed a “high-ranking spy” of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the media reported. The executed, identified as Mohsen Langarneshin, was convicted of providing field and technical support for Mossad’s operations in Iran, including the assassination of Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, a member of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in Tehran in May 2022, the…
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Iran hangs man as ‘high ranking’ Israeli spy after trial
Iran on Wednesday executed a man convicted of espionage for Israel and involvement in the killing of a Revolutionary Guard but activists said he was sentenced to death after an unfair trial and a confession obtained by torture. Mohsen Langarneshin, reportedly aged 34, was hanged at dawn at Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj outside Tehran, several…
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Iran hangs man as Israeli spy after ‘unfair’ trial: activists
Iran on Wednesday executed a man convicted of espionage for Israel and involvement in the killing of a Revolutionary Guard but activists said he was sentenced to death after an unfair trial and a confession obtained by torture. Mohsen Langarneshin, reportedly aged 34, was hanged at dawn at Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj outside Tehran, several…
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What to expect as Iran and US head for more nuclear talks in Oman
Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States are expected to hold more nuclear negotiations mediated by Oman amid efforts to shape an agreement to avoid the US attacking Iran. The Iranian delegation will arrive in Muscat on Friday evening in advance of political and, for the first time, technical talks on Saturday. Let’s take…
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EU sanctions seven people, two orgs. over serious human rights violations in Iran
The European Union has imposed sanctions on key Iranian judiciary figures and Shiraz judiciary entities over human rights violations. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 14, 2025 16:28 Updated: APRIL 14, 2025 18:44 Supporters of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran protest outside Stockholm District Court on the first day of the trial of Hamid Noury, 60,…
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Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song
Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him. Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your…