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IRAN - Mothers Who Gave Their Lives during January 2026 Uprising 06 April 2026 Read everything

IRAN - Family Still Searches for Hamid Hossein-Nejad Heidranlou Burial Site

One Year After Execution

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IRAN - Sara Shahbazi arrested 45 days ago

Held in legal limbo

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IRAN - Ali Siahani and Omran Siahani Killed by IRGC

Two Teenagers

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IRAN - IRGC arrests At least 127 People

21 April 2026 Read everything

IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh Remains in Intelligence Detention

21 April 2026 Read everything

IRAN - Police Commander Announces Arrest of At Least 1,800 People

21 April 2026 Read everything

IRAN - Mohammad Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi Hanged

Political Prisoners belonging to the People’s Mojahedin

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IRAN - Raouf Sheikh Ahmadi and Mohammad Faraji Sentenced to Death

Kurdish Protesters

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IRAQ: ISIS MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER ATTACK ON SECURITY FORCES

Iraq’s Central Criminal Court on April 14, 2026 sentenced an ISIS member to death

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SINGAPORE: MAN EXECUTED FOR IMPORTING OVER 1KG OF CANNABIS

Convicted drug importer Omar Yacob Bamadhaj was hanged on April 16, 2026 for bringing 1,009.1g of cannabis into Singapore in July 2018.

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IRAQ: 11 ISIS MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PLOTTING ATTACKS ON STATE

Iraq's Central Criminal Court sentenced 11 members of an ISIS cell to death on April 7, 2026 for plotting attacks on state institutions.

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IRAN - 22 People Arrested for “Connections with Foreign Media”

19 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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Giuseppe di Federico

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