Iran sentences five to death over killing of paramilitary member
Authorities in Iran have sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing a member of a paramilitary force affiliated with the country’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), state media reported, while 11 others received lengthy prison sentences. The 16 unidentified defendants – 13 men and three minors – were charged with killing Ruhollah Ajamian, […]
Iran: mass strike starts amid mixed messages about abolishing morality police
Iranian shopkeepers and lorry drivers staged a walkout in nearly 40 cities and towns on Monday after calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters as the government declined to confirm a claim by a senior official that the morality police had been abolished. Iranian newspapers instead reported an increase in patrols, especially in […]