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FILE PHOTO – The caskets of 25 policemen killed early Monday morning near the north Sinai town of Rafah lay on the ground after arriving at Almaza military airport in Cairo August 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Soldiers stand by a mass grave containing the bodies of those killed in the Speicher massacre. Reuters
Iraq Hangs 36 over Speicher Massacre
Baghdad- Justice Minister Haidar al-Zamili told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the trial of Speicher massacre suspects was completed although what happened was clear and defendants already admitted their involvement. Zamili said: “The Ministry of Justice implemented...Caption:
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei poses before delivering a speech marking Nowruz, Iranian new year, in this handout photo released by the Iranian Supreme Leader website on March 20, 2016. REUTERS/leader.ir/Handout
Khomeini’s Former Heir Recording Sparks off Debate
London- An audio file released on Wednesday sparked off a debate as it revealed a discussion on executions between Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, Khomeini’s former heir, and high-ranking judicial officials 28 years ago. During the meeting, Montazeri warned the...Caption:
A policeman prepares a man, convicted of various charges, for his hanging in Mashhad, 924 km east of Tehran August 1, 2007.STRINGER/REUTERS
Iran Defies International Community by Launching New Wave of Executions
Iran disregarded the wide international outrage regarding the executions of Sunni Kurds in the past weeks by staging a new wave of executions against Kurdish prisoners. Informed sources said on Tuesday that Iran executed six prisoners from the Uremia Prison, near the...Caption:
An Iranian national flag flutters in Tehran April 15, 2011. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl