Ten of those put to death had been convicted of terrorism offences and five of “heinous” crimes including rape, Mahmud al-Momani told the official Petra news agency. Ten of those put to death had been ...

Tehran is now fast-tracking court cases to execute convicted "ringleaders of unrest," after large-scale protests in the country have been ongoing since late December. Journalists and human rights ...

Iran has seen a sharp increase in raids on the homes of protesters by the Islamic Republic’s military in recent weeks, with a dramatic rise in demand for the death penalty, several lawyers have told I ...

Iran is threatening to continue mass executions of protesters arrested during its brutal crackdown on a nationwide uprising against the despotic regime, and warned the US that deploying forces would ...

This article first appeared on our partner site, Independent Persian Iran has seen a sharp increase in raids on the homes of protesters by the Islamic Republic’s military in recent weeks, with a ...