Human Rights Abuses Continue in Iran London, 21 Oct - According to reports, at least 3,111 inmates have been executed in Iran between August of 2013 and September of 2017, the years of President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure. Included in this number are 81 women, and 24 individuals who were arrested while they were under the age of 18. In fact, in August this year, Alireza Tajiki, who was 15 years old at the time of his arrest, was hanged in the city of Shiraz. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International strongly condemned Tajiki’s execution. Iranian political analyst Shahriar Kia, journalist and activist who works closely with the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said human rights have “deeply deteriorated” under Rouhani’s rule. Kia went on to say, “Many human rights activists, reporters, college students, and workers have been arrested by security forces, parallel to prisoners b...

SO far during President Hassan Rouhani’s tenure (between August 2013 and September 2017), reports indicate 3,111 inmates have been executed in Iran.  This figure could be higher as the country is known for carrying out executions in secret. Among those executed include 81 women and 24 people arrested under the age of 18. The most recent case of Iran carrying out a juvenile execution was in August 2017; Alireza Tajiki, 15-years-old at the time of his arrest, was hanged in the city of Shiraz.  Tajiki’s execution was strongly condemned by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International. Iranian political analyst Shahriar Kia, whose articles can be reached on various credible international media and works closely with the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said human rights have “deeply deteriorated” under Rouhani’s rule. Simultaneous with an increase in executions, “Many human ...

Trump sets the stage for new policy toward Iran 10/17/2017 8:08:07 PM Iran newspapers wrote about President Trump speech by Amir Basiri Washington Examiner, October 16, 2017  - 'We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more chaos, the very real threat of Iran's nuclear breakout,' President Trump said during his much-anticipated Friday speech, in which he made good on his promise to decertify the nuclear pact forged between Iran and world powers in 2015. While this does not mean the end of U.S. commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA as the accord is formally known, it will entrust Congress with the responsibility to decide the next step. Proponents of the JCPOA, architects of the deal, members of the former U.S. administration, and states engaged in business contracts with the regime criticized Trump's decision. They accused him of being swayed by political and personal impuls...