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Six prisoners reported executed across Iran on drug and murder charges

Six prisoners convicted on charges related to drug offences and murder have been executed in prisons across Iran, according to reports cited by the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

01 Jun 2026-16:59
Iran courts issue death sentence, multiple prison terms over January 2026 protests

Revolutionary Courts in Iran have sentenced one man to death and handed down prison terms to several others in cases linked to the January 2026 nationwide protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

01 Jun 2026-16:41
Former head monk of China's 'kung fu temple' jailed for embezzlement

The former head of China's famous Shaolin Temple - known as the birthplace of kung fu - has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for crimes including embezzlement and bribery.

29 May 2026-21:41
Iran court sentences four to death in Ekbatan case linked to 2022 protests

Four defendants in the so-called Ekbatan Town case linked to Iran’s 2022 nationwide protests have been sentenced to death by the Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “enmity against God” (moharebeh), according to foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

26 May 2026-14:09
Iran court sentences man to death over alleged MEK ties, espionage for Israel

A court in Ahvaz in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province has sentenced a man identified as Ruhollah Korki to death on charges of cooperation with the exiled opposition group Mojahedin-e Khalq Organisation (MEK) and espionage on behalf of Israel, according to reports.

26 May 2026-12:48
Iran sentences alleged Mossad operative to death over sabotage network claims

An Iranian court has sentenced a man identified by state media as a senior Mossad-linked operative to death.

26 May 2026-10:55
Georgian national sentenced in US over neo-Nazi extremist plot

A federal court in Brooklyn has sentenced Georgian national Mikhail Chkhikvishvili to 15 years in prison for creating the neo-Nazi extremist group MKY (Maniac Murder Cult) and plotting mass killings targeting Jewish children in New York, the US Department of Justice said.

18 May 2026-10:11
Iraqi court sentences Ajaj Ahmed Hardan to death over Anfal genocide crimes

The Iraqi High Criminal Court has issued a death sentence by hanging against Ajaj Ahmed Hardan in connection with genocide and crimes against humanity committed against Kurds during the Anfal campaign.

14 May 2026-14:54
Two former Defense Ministers sentenced to death in China

China has sentenced former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu to death with a two-year reprieve.

09 May 2026-09:35
China gives suspended death sentences to two ex-defense ministers

07 May 2026-14:40