Iran continues to commit crimes inside the country while the international powers pursue negotiations with the regime on its nuclear program. Iran has executed 25 activists since the beginning of April.
Category: Iran
AI: Death row juvenile offender at risk of secret execution
Iranian officials’ refusal to provide the family of Saman Naseem, a death row juvenile offender who was due to be executed yesterday morning, with information about his fate and whereabouts has sparked fears that he is at risk of being tortured or secretly executed, said Amnesty International.
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AI urges Iran not to execute Habibollah Latifi
Amnesty International has released an urgent appeal to stop the execution of Habibollah Latifi, a male member of the Kurdish minority in Iran. His execution has been scheduled for 26 December, according to his lawyer. He was sentenced to death following an unfair trial.
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Kurdish journalist imprisoned in Iran in bad condition
Kurdish journalist and human rights defender Mihemed Sediq Kebudwend, who is imprisoned in Evin Prison in Tehran/Iran, is being threatened by his bad medical condition. Journalist Mihemed Sediq Kebudwend, who is among the founders of East Kurdistan Human Rights Organization (KMMK), is not allowed for treatment in Evin Prison he is imprisoned in.
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