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IRAN - At least nine people arrested for links to international media

09 April 2026  Read everything

IRAN - Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared released after 16 years

09 April 2026

Accused of being a member of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI)

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SHEIKH HASINA ASKS BANGLADESH TRIBUNAL TO SET ASIDE DEATH SENTENCE, SEEKS FAIR TRIAL

08 April 2026

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded in a legal communication to Bangladeshi authorities that the death sentence given to her by a tribunal last year be set aside as “legally void”, and that any further proceedings against her be conducted in compliance with international fair trial standards.

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USA - Alabama. Death penalty reinstated for Marcus Williams

08 April 2026  Read everything
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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

25 August 2025  Read everything

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