Iran

UN: Iran Executed at least 901 People Last Year
7Jan By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Asia, Iran, News

UN: Iran Executed at least 901 People Last Year

UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has said that Iran executed at least 901 people last year. According to him, that is more than in 2023, when at least 853 death sentences were carried out. According to human rights organizations, Iran is one of the countries with the most executions. "It is alarming that we are again seeing an annual increase in the number of people sentenced to death in Iran," Türk said in a statement. He states that it is "high time" that this stops. The High Commissioner for Human Rights says he opposes the death penalty under all circumstances because it is "incompatible with the fundamental right to life" and also poses a risk that innocent people will be executed. Most of the people executed in 2024 were convicted of drug offences. Some of tho...
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Danish Judge: Iran Opposition Group Guilty of Espionage
4Feb By Alan LorenzNo Comments
Denmark, Iran, News

Danish Judge: Iran Opposition Group Guilty of Espionage

A court in Denmark finds three members of an Iranian-Arab separatist movement guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia and supporting and financing terrorism in Iran.   The Arab Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA) trio was arrested two years ago. The penalty will be determined next month. The suspects face up to 12 years in prison. The three are on trial for spying for the intelligence service of Saudi Arabia, a major rival of Iran. In addition, the court has collected information about individuals and organizations inside and outside Denmark and about Iranian military affairs. That information was passed on to Saudi Arabia. The judge further ruled that the three activities supported the extremist Jaish al-Adl. That movement is active in Iran and is on the US list of terrorist g...
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The European States Activate Sanction Mechanism with Iran Deal
14Jan By Alan LorenzNo Comments
News, Europe, Iran

The European States Activate Sanction Mechanism with Iran Deal

France, the United Kingdom and Germany have activated a sanction mechanism in the nuclear deal with Iran. That brings the end of the 2015 agreement a step closer, although the three countries say they are not after it.   After the US withdrew from the agreement and again introduced sanctions against Tehran, Iran also scaled back its commitments to the Iran deal. France, Germany and the United Kingdom are therefore not set up and are now taking steps themselves. "We do not accept the argument that Iran should no longer fully comply with the agreement," it says in mutual communication. They say they have no choice but to activate the mechanism; that may lead to new sanctions in the long term. Yet they do not want to go as far as the United States, which in the meantime has wholly w...
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Iran: Enough Resources To Compensate
19Aug By Eunice MontjoyNo Comments
Iran, International, News

Iran: Enough Resources To Compensate

Iran: Enough resources to Compensate for US economic Sanctions. The Iranian government stated Saturday that it has enough funds to deal with the consequences of the US economic sanctions.   The country will compensate any lower income due to the sanctions with extra revenue from the sale of oil and other natural resources. We are in a crucial situation for our economy, but we are not on a dead end. This country has many human and natural resources that we can trust, Iran's Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri mentioned, according to reports. US President Donald Trump broke the nuclear deal earlier this year that was signed with Tehran under his predecessor Obama. Trump wants a better deal with Iran and tries to put the government under stress by instituting sanctions.
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