Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi has spoken out against the mass execution of 16 convicts in Sistan-Baluchistan, saying their treatment violates legal procedures and highlights the Iranian judiciary’s lack of independence. In a letter to Ahmad Shaheed, the UN rapporteur on human rights conditions in Iran, Ebadi refers to the attack by the […]
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Sistan-Baluchistan villages under siege by sandstorm
A sandstorm with winds gusting up to 100 kilometres an hour has hit scores of villages in Sistan-Baluchistan. Mehr News Agency reports that Red Crescent officials in the southeastern Iranian province are working hard to clear the way and rescue residents. The Hirmand governor reports that 35 villages are inaccessible due to the sandstorm […]