It's also regularly applied to certain drug traffickers. Iran is second only to China in the number of executions it carries ...
A report by Amnesty International found that executions in Iran had reached an eight-year high in 2023, after the country executed 853 individuals. But in the span of just 10 days, another 37 have ...
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, finds solace in Elon Musk's platform, citing anti-American sentiments amidst ...
Khamenei’s gloating is understandable; he’s surely right about the damage that the war is causing to the international ...
Under Khamenei, Iran has experienced an alarming intensification of state control and a severe curtailment of personal ...
Iran is using rap music to promote hardline Islamist values ... Salehi was first arrested in September 2021 after his songs ...
Dozens of rappers have been arrested in Iran since the rise of hip-hop in the country in the early 2000s. But the death ...
A 2023 report by Amnesty International found a significant increase in executions in Iran, with the country reaching nearly ...
There is profound concern that the Iranian authorities may move very quickly following any appeal by Salehi to implement the sentence, particularly given the documented increase in executions in Iran.
Actions taken under President Biden’s leadership set a dangerous precedent by signaling that American citizens could be taken ...
Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022. Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says.
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is alarmed by recent reports of the rise of execution orders issued against ...