On May 14, Iran’s judiciary chief announced that former Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad had been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a corruption case related to the importation of animal feed. Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei did not specify when the verdict was issued or whether Sadatinejad had begun serving his sentence. Sadatinejad, who was appointed by President Ebrahim Raisi in September 2021, was dismissed in April 2023 due to increasing criticism over unfulfilled promises and corruption allegations.
By FCCT Editorial Team
, an independent military force, and allied militias in Sudan raped several dozen women and girls in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, and those fleeing to Chad between late April and late June 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The assailants appear to have targeted people because of their Massalit ethnicity and, in some cases, because they were known activists.){kind=link}