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March 28, 2023

Iran judiciary refrains from prosecuting IRGC for killing teenager

Iran's judiciary has been refraining from prosecuting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for killing Behzad Azizi, a 19-year-old Kurdish civilian in Baneh, Kurdistan province. On 22 March, IRGC forces killed Azizi at the Karimabad checkpoint at the entrance of Baneh. Although the young man's family filed a complaint against the IRGC, the court has taken no action against the IRGC forces and the judicial authorities...

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