BBC | September 30, 2010 There has been an international outcry over the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for allegedly committing adultery. There have been reports that she now faces being hanged for the murder of her husband, but others suggesting that the stoning sentence [...]
Iranian newspaper says French first lady deserves to die
CNN | September 1, 2010 by Mitra Mobasherat (CNN) — A hard-line Iranian newspaper has called the French first lady a “prostitute” and recommended she be put to death for supporting a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery. Under the headline “French prostitutes enter the human rights uproar,” the Kayhan daily [...]
P2E: More than 70 Prisoners Suddenly Executed in Mashhad
Note from IranNewsNow: While multiple sources are reporting this story, we have not independently confirmed it. Persian2English | August 14, 2010 Persian Report by DANESHJOO NEWS Translation SIAVOSH JALILI for Persian2English There are reports that in the past few days more than 70 people detained in Mashhad prison were executed suddenly and without prior notice. [...]
CNN: Iran denying woman will be executed by stoning
CNN | July 8, 2010 By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Iran’s government is denying reports that an Iranian woman convicted of adultery will be executed by stoning, though her death sentence may still be carried out by some other method. In the Islamic republic’s first public statement on the case of Sakineh Mohammedie [...]
Six execution sentences for Iran’s Ashura Day detainees
(Radio Zamaaneh) | March 15, 2010 Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, Tehran’s Prosecutor-General announced that Iranian judiciary has issued execution sentences for six of the Ashura Day detainees. Fars News Agency reports that after meeting with Ayatollah Nouri Hamadani in Qom, Tehran’s Prosecutor-General declared that these sentences have been issued and are now in the appeals court. [...]
Why Is Iran Releasing Some Postelection Detainees?
(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty) | March 12, 2010 by Golnaz Esfandiari The Iranian authorities in recent weeks have begun to release some of the former officials, activists, and intellectuals detained in last year’s post-election unrest. Those released in recent days include former Deputy Interior Minister Mostafa Tajzadeh, activist Abdollah Momeni, and student leader [...]








