Archive for January 24th, 2024

Iran urged to halt ‘horrific wave of executions’

23 January 2024 The United Nations on Tuesday underlined its condemnation of capital punishment following Iran’s execution of a young man who was sentenced to death in connection with widespread protests. Mohammad Ghobadlou, 23, who reportedly had a mental health […]

CODIR condemns the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou in Iran

Mohammad Ghobadlou, a 23-year-old prisoner who was arrested during the violent suppression of mass protests that followed in the wake of the killing of Mahsa Amini, was executed on the early morning of Tuesday 23 January. The Mizan news agency, […]