Saudi Arabia faced worldwide criticism Wednesday for its mass execution of a group made up mostly of people from the kingdom’s Shiite Muslim minority, some of whom the UN said were minors when charged ...

The UN on Friday harshly criticised the mass-hanging of 38 men at a prison in southern Iraq this week, urging Baghdad to immediately halt all executions. Iraq on Thursday hanged 38 jihadists belonging ...

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 ...

Iran has executed three men for their involvement in January's nationwide unrest, with human rights organizations expressing alarm that this could signal the beginning of mass executions for the ...

The Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has reported the execution of four political prisoners on charges of “membership in the People’s Mojahedin ...

A new report reveals the widespread scale of human rights abuses in Iran over the past year, as activists warn the regime may carry out another wave of mass executions to suppress growing opposition ...

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 ...