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Jamshid Sharmahd
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Jamshid Sharmahd

Jamshid Sharmahd is an Iranian-German software engineer. In 2022 he received the death penalty for alleged involvement in a 2008 attack on a mosque in Shiraz that killed 14 people and injured 200.

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November 1, 2024

Iran condemns consulate closures in Germany as 'sanction'

October 29, 2024

Germany summons Iran's envoy over Jamshid Sharmahd execution

October 28, 2024

Iran executes German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd

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A protest sign featuring the image of Jamshid Sharmahd

Germany closes Iranian consulates over Sharmahd execution

Germany closes Iranian consulates over Sharmahd execution

Foreign Minister Baerbock announced the measure in response to the recent execution of German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd.
PoliticsOctober 31, 202403:55 min
A poster with Jamshid Shamahd's face has the words "We Are Jimmy" as prosters demonstrate outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin

Germany outraged over Jamshid Sharmahd's execution in Iran

Germany outraged over Jamshid Sharmahd's execution in Iran

The killing of German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian regime has triggered outrage among German politicians.
PoliticsOctober 29, 2024
In this photo that was presumably taken in an Iranian revolutionary court, Iranian-German national and US resident Jamshid Sharmahd wears a striped, blue prison shirt and looks into the camera.

Execution of German citizen in Iran sparks outrage

Execution of German citizen in Iran sparks outrage

Iranian-German Jamshid Sharmahd was executed after being kidnapped and subjected to a "sham trial."
Human RightsOctober 29, 202401:34 min
Jamshid Sharmahd wearing a mask during trial in 2022

Was Iran sending a message by executing Jamshid Sharmahd?

Was Iran sending a message by executing Jamshid Sharmahd?

The execution of an Iranian-German dissident comes as the regime in Tehran is facing pressure on multiple fronts.
Human RightsOctober 29, 2024
Jamshid Sharmahd sitting in a court room in February 2002

German lawyers file criminal charges against Iranian judges

German lawyers file criminal charges against Iranian judges

The daughter of German-Iranian citizen Jamshid Sharmahd has filed charges against eight members of Iran's judiciary.
Human RightsJune 21, 2023
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Petersburg climate meeting in Berlin May 3, 2023

Germany's foreign policy: A tricky balancing act

Germany's foreign policy: A tricky balancing act

Germany's Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, has put human rights at the center of her foreign policy. Is that naive?
PoliticsMay 7, 2023
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