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IRAN - Hassan Narouei executed in Sarakhs February 19

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IRAN - Massive 40th-Day Gatherings Across Iran Challenge the Regime

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news - 19 February 2026 - KENYA

KENYA: MACHARIA SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DEFILING, KILLING 7-YEAR-OLD TAMARA KABURA

Nyeri High Court on February 19, 2026 sentenced Nicholas Julius Macharia to death after he pleaded guilty to the brutal defilement and murder of seven-year-old Tamara Blessing Kabura.

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IRAN - Victim Accounts: Mohammad Rahmati’s Father Forced to Blame “Terrorists” for His Son’s Killing

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IRAN - Morteza Amiri and Shahrbanou Beykramiani could be deported from Turkey to Iran.

19 February 2026

Turkey has a troubling tradition of collaboration with Iran.

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IRAN - 26 Protesters Sentenced to Death, Hundreds More at Risk

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IRAN - Victim Accounts: Shahabeddin Sameni Killed by Sniper

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO AVOID THE ERASING EVIDENCE OF 1980S EXECUTIONS BY DESTROYING BEHESHT-E-ZAHRA SECTION 41 IN IRAN

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