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Iran executes German-Iranian dissident, U.S. resident Jamshid Sharmahd

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Iran has executed German-Iranian prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd after he was accused of leading a U.S.-based terror group and convicted on disputed terror charges.

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  1. The Guardian

    Iran executes German-Iranian dissident after years in captivity (opens The Guardian)

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    Berlin warns of ‘serious consequences’ for ‘inhumane regime’ after 69-year-old Jamshid Sharmahd put to death

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Iran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    German-Iranian dual national Jamshid Sharmahd was executed in Iran on charges of "corruption on Earth" linked to a 2008 terror attack. Rights group Amnesty International said that his "confessions" were forced.

  3. Newsweek

    Iran executes Iranian-German prisoner who lived in US (opens Newsweek)

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    Sharmahd had been convicted on terrorism charges that his family has repeatedly contested.

  4. Al-Monitor

    German citizen's execution by Iran 'extrajudicial killing of hostage': NGO (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The execution of German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd by Iran is an extrajudicial killing of a "hostage" who was abducted by the Iranian authorities abroad, an NGO said on Monday.Iranian authorities on Monday executed Sharmahd, detained since 2020 on charges of "corruption on earth", the judiciary's Miza…

  5. Local News 8

    Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported his execution took place Monday morning.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Iranian German Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in U.S., executed in Iran (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran.

  7. Voice of America

    Iran executes Iranian German dissident (opens Voice of America)

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    Jamshid Sharmahd was accused of masterminding deadly 2008 bombing of mosque in Shiraz; his family strongly denies charges

  8. Al-Monitor

    Iran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd: judiciary (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Iranian authorities on Monday executed German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, who had been detained since 2020, the judiciary's Mizan website said. "After going through the judicial process and the final approval of the court decision by the Supreme Court, the death sentence of Jamshid Sharmahd...

  9. New York Post

    Iran executes California man Jamshid Sharmahd after abducting him during international flight layover, convicting him of terror charges (opens New York Post)

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    Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror charges disputed by his family, the country’s judiciary reported.

  10. CNN

    German-Iranian national and longtime US resident executed in Iran (opens CNN)

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    He was sentenced to death in 2022 for “corruption on Earth,” sparking widespread condemnation from human rights groups and Western governments.

  11. CBS News

    Jamshid Sharmahd, Iranian-German prisoner who lived in California, executed in Iran over disputed terror charges (opens CBS News)

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    Jamshid Shamahd was one of several Iranian dissidents abroad in recent years either tricked or kidnapped back to Iran.

  12. UPI

    Iran executes German-Iranian dissident, U.S. resident Jamshid Sharmahd (opens UPI)

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    Iran has executed German-Iranian prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd after he was accused of leading a U.S.-based terror group and convicted on disputed terror charges.

  13. Al-Monitor

    Outrage as Iran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Iran on Monday executed 69-year-old German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd after years in captivity, media in the Islamic Republic said, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond.Berlin called the execution a "scandal" and warned of "serious consequences" for Iran's "inhumane regime", while a Norway-based hum…

  14. Al Jazeera

    Tehran executes German-Iranian after ‘terror’ conviction (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Sharmahd, a German citizen who holds US residency, was sentenced to death in 2023 for ‘leading terror operations’.

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