IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN MASHHAD

21 April 2016 :

Iran's regime hanged two more prisoners, this time in the Central Prison in Mashhad, north-east Iran. The executions were reported by the state-run daily Khorasan.

(Sources: NCRI, 20/04/2016)

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PAKISTAN: SUPREME COURT ACQUITS FATHER ACCUSED OF POISONING SON, OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCE

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for allegedly poisoning his young son, declaring the decisions of the High Court and Trial Court null and void, Dunya News reported on March 9, 2026.

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IRAN - Hengaw report on violations of women’s rights

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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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