Category: iranian judiciary
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Iran says woman detained after undressing released without charge
An Iranian woman will not face charges after she stripped to her underwear in an apparent anti-hijab protest at a university in Tehran, Iranian authorities say. Earlier in November, video went viral on social media capturing the moment the woman, named by BBC Persian as Ahoo Daryaei, undressed on a university campus before being forcibly…
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The Struggle for Justice in Iran
On October 6, 2024, in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, a somber scene unfolded that underscores the brutal clampdown on dissent in Iran. Seven political prisoners, including seasoned activists and young professionals, faced grave charges under the watchful eyes of the regime. The charges ranged from rebellion to membership in Iran’s principal democratic opposition movement, the National…
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Iran sentences four to death for alleged espionage on behalf of Israel
i24NEWS Middle East Iran & Eastern States Iran sentences four to death for alleged espionage on behalf of Israel The Iranian government has frequently accused Israel of conducting espionage operations and sabotage within its borders i24NEWS ■ A fighter jet flies over Iranian flags in Tehran, Iran.Iranian Presidency Office via AP An Iranian court has…
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German’s Family ‘Doesn’t Trust Anything’ Said By Iran On His Death: Daughter
The judiciairy had previously indicated Jamshid Sharmahd was executed INA FASSBENDER Text size The family of Iran-born German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd does not trust anything said by the Iranian government about his fate, his daughter said Tuesday, after the judiciary announced he had died before his death sentence could be implemented. “We do not trust…
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Iran Executes Jewish Iranian Man In Murder Case: NGO
There are growing concerns over the surge of executions in Iran Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Text size Iran on Monday executed a member of the country’s Jewish minority who had been convicted of murder, an NGO said, at a time of rising tensions with Israel. Arvin Ghahremani was hanged in prison in the western city of Kermanshah…
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Family Need ‘Proof’ Over Fate Of German Iran Said Executed: Daughter
Text size The family of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German citizen who the Iranian judiciary said was executed in Iran last week, need proof that he was indeed put to death and are open to all possibilities over his fate, his daughter said. Sharmahd, who was born in Iran but became a German citizen and was…
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Iran executes Jewish Iranian man in murder case: NGO
Iran on Monday executed a member of the country’s Jewish minority who had been convicted of murder, an NGO said, at a time of rising tensions with Israel. Arvin Ghahremani was hanged in prison in the western city of Kermanshah after being found guilty of a murder during a street fight, said the Norway-based Iran…
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Iran Executes Jewish Iranian Man In Murder Case: NGO
By AFP – Agence France Presse November 4, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Iran on Monday executed a member of the country’s Jewish minority who had been convicted of murder, an NGO said, at a time of rising tensions with Israel. Arvin Ghahremani was hanged in prison in the western city of Kermanshah…
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All 3 Iranian Consulates in Germany ordered shut after execution of Iranian German prisoner
BERLIN — Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian Consulates in the country on Thursday in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United States and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces. Sharmahd, 69, was put to death in Iran on Monday on…