Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has pledged to continue violent crackdown on unrest that was sparked after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Raisi was sanctioned by US over rights violations.
Seen by many as Iran s potential next Supreme Leader, Raisi is presiding over an uncompromising response to domestic and international challenges which have seen Iranian courts pass dozens of death.
As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Iran's now President Ebrahim Raisi sat on a 'death committee' overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights groups say.
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of p.
Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi is overseeing an unyielding crackdown. The current situation grimly echoes his role in a purge of political prisoners in 1988