https://freerepublic.com/tag/massexecutions/ en-us Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:41:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2750027/posts Iranian authorities have hanged another 30 prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on drug-related charges, says the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The campaign cites “local knowledgeable sources” saying 12 prisoners were executed on Wednesday June 29 and another 18 were hanged on the following Sunday. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran say the executions once again were carried out in secret and en masse, with no prior notification of families and attorneys and no official announcement from the judiciary. The report indicates that on June 29, the judiciary announced the execution of one convicted murderer... Eurasia Review/Radio Zamaneh https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2750027/posts#comment Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:41:28 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4061167/posts The trial in Sweden of Hamid Noury, an agent of the Iranian regime, ended on May 5th. The prosecutor told the court that there was plenty of evidence to show that Hamid Noury committed the crimes he had been charged with and she asked for him to be sentenced to life imprisonment. The verdict is expected later. The court case in Stockholm has been a direct embarrassment to Iran’s executioner president, Ebrahim Raisi, dubbed ‘The Butcher of Tehran’ for his hands-on role in the killing of thousands of political prisoners, including teenagers and even pregnant women, during a notorious massacre... Townhall.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4061167/posts#comment Sat, 7 May 2022 13:13:36 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4214845/posts Swedish diplomat accused of spying for Israel Photo credit: amnesty.se Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus, imprisoned in Iran, is being used as a pawn in a political manoeuvre, his sister Ingrid Floderus said. Floderus, was detained at Teheran airport in April 2022 following a visit to a friend working for the Swedish embassy in Iran, accused of spying for Israel and “corruption on earth” which carries the death penalty under Iran’s Islamic laws. Floderus is one of many EU and Western citizens detained on trumped-up charges to obtain concessions from their governments in return for their release. In this case, his... EuroWeekly News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4214845/posts#comment Sat, 3 Feb 2024 20:52:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3875172/posts Six prison guards have been stabbed and left with broken bones after being attacked by 20 inmates in a recreational yard. The guards and two of the inmates were hospitalized following the incident. Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3875172/posts#comment Mon, 17 Aug 2020 18:12:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3186577/posts Analysis: Islamic State advertises war crimes in video By Thomas Joscelyn July 29, 2014 The Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that controls significant territory in both Iraq and Syria, has posted an extremely brutal video. While most Muslims were celebrating the end of Islam's holy month, the Islamic State is celebrating mass executions. Warning: Some of the images below are graphic. The Long War Journal is posting these images because they highlight the depravity of the Islamic State and its followers. The Islamic State likely believes that these images will help intimate its opposition into submission and earn new... The Long War Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3186577/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:59:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1119944/posts The legacy of a mass murderer.A field outside Baghdad THE DEAD DON'T TALK in Iraq but their graves do. In northern Iraq, a grave was unearthed last July with several thousand bodies, mostly women and children. From the bullet holes in the top of the skulls, it was clear the deaths weren't natural. The victims had been shot from above while kneeling or after being forced into a mass grave. They had personal household items with them like baskets. They had their clothes on. These were clues that helped identify their hometown and led to the conclusion they'd been compelled... The Weekly Standard https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1119944/posts#comment Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:41:47 GMT