Tehran, Aug 16, 2026 (AFP) - Iran executes man over involvement in winter protests

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Iran's judiciary announced the execution on Sunday of a man who was convicted of running over several police officers with his car during anti-government protests in January. "Shahram Sadeghi, sentenced to death for having carried out an operational action in support of the Zionist regime and the United States, was executed this morning," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It added that the man had run over several police officers with hi......

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Cape Town, 13 August 2026- Members of the Namibian government delegation, family members, and community representatives pose for a group photo at the cemetery following the successful exhumation of liberation struggle hero Festus Nehale in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, 13 August 2026. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

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CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – A Namibian traditional practitioner performs a spiritual cleansing ritual alongside members of the Namibian delegation in Cape Town. Cultural rites form a pivotal part of the exhumation process to honour the spirits of fallen liberation heroes Simon Petrus Niilenge, Festus Nehale, and their comrades before their repatriation back home. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

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