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United Nations (U.N.) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein addresses the 31st session of the Human Rights Council at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

U.N. Rights Boss Says Executions in Iran Were “Grave Injustice”

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 5, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations’ top official for human rights has criticized Iran for hanging up 20 people this week. A statement Friday by High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said there were “serious doubts about the fairness of the trials,...

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Muhammad bin Salman

Interview with Muhammad bin Salman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2016 | Interviews

  Muhammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince and the country’s defence minister, spoke to The Economist on January 4th. As part of a five-hour conversation, he gave his first on-the-record interview, which we have transcribed below.   The Economist:...

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Tehran Executed Hundreds of Kurds

Iranian Kurdish Parties: Tehran Executed Hundreds of Kurds in Past Nine Months

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 4, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Kurdish opposition sources in Iran have revealed yesterday that the executions carried out by the Iranian regime against the Kurds and other components are increasing annually, indicating that during the past nine months, according to the Iranian calendar, executed...