
The Independent - 1 hour 6 min ago
Human rights campaigners have expressed concerns, however, that the death penalty may only have been postponed...

Fox News - 14 hours 26 min ago
Iran protests death toll reaches over 2,400, according to Human Rights Activist News Agency as G7 foreign ministers warn of new sanctions over regime's violent response.

The Guardian - 16 hours 21 min ago
Human Rights Watch says attorney general has power to facilitate immediate bail, one of activists' key demands Human Rights Watch has written to the attorney general saying ministers' claims that they cannot intervene in the hunger strike by Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners is "not fully true". One of the demands by those refusing food is for immediate bail and the NGO says Richard Hermer, the government's most senior law officer, could facilitate this by instructing prosecutors...

The Hill - 17 hours 41 min ago
Erfan Soltani, an Iranian shopkeeper, is facing execution for allegedly participating in ongoing demonstrations against the government. The 26-year-old is set to be executed on Wednesday after speedy legal proceedings, possibly the first death sentence of these protests, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR), a nongovernmental organization based in Norway. Awyar Shekhi, with Hengaw, a...

The Hill - 19 hours 1 min ago
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said at least 2,571 people have died as a result of protests in Iran as of early Wednesday as government officials consider executing demonstrators. The death toll includes 12 children, the organization reported. Additionally, nine non-protesting civilians are included among the deceased. "Anyone who has been present...

NBC News - 23 hours 38 min ago
Iranian authorities were on Wednesday expected to execute the first person in relation to the nationwide unrest that has rocked the country, according to the United States and human rights groups...