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In a TV interview, one of them related Hovsepian Mehr's murder to People's Mujahedin of Iran. [4] Abdelfattah Amor, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the question of religious intolerance made a visit to Iran in 1995 where he was able to speak freely in Evin prison with the women charged with murder of Hovsepian Mehr and two other Christian ...
The two were believed to have been juveniles at the time of the offense, and one is believed to have been a juvenile at the time of his execution. Iran frequently executes people for offenses committed as children, a practice condemned by international human rights treaties. [12] The facts of the case are still subject to heated debate.
76 persons --mostly women/children-- who were in the shelter, were killed and more than 200 persons were injured Iran Air Flight 655: 3 July 1988 Strait of Hormuz, near Qeshm Island: 290 United States Navy: Airliner shootdown by United States Navy 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners: July–December 1988 Iran: 2,800–30,000 ...
Two bombs exploded and killed at least 95 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East ...
Bakhtiar would be appointed prime minister (a return to civilian rule), while the Shah and his family would leave the country. His royal duties would be carried out by a Regency Council, and three months after his departure a referendum would be submitted to the people deciding on whether Iran would remain a monarchy or become a republic.
Iran, [a] [b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) [c] and also known as Persia, [d] is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
Mohsen Chavoshi, one of Iran's most famous singers, has helped rescue more than 50 people from the gallows in a country where justice can be harsh. He had two days to live before his execution in ...
A positive value represents more people entering Iran than leaving the country. Despite stagnation in the economy, Iran's Human Development Index rating (including life expectancy, literacy, education, and standard of living) improved significantly in the years after the revolution, climbing from 0.569 in 1980 to 0.759 in 2007/8. [11]