Judge is stabbed to death in southern Iran
- Judge Ehsum Bagheri, aged 38, was stabbed to death on Tuesday morning in Shiraz, southern Iran, while on his way to work.
- The attack involved two unidentified assailants who remain at large, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the stabbing.
- Iranian state media reported the judge worked for the city’s judicial department and described the killing as a terrorist act.
- No group claimed responsibility, and the murder follows a similar January shooting in Tehran targeting two hardline judges alleged to have executed dissidents in the 1980s.
- The incident highlights ongoing risks faced by judicial officials in Iran and may signal continued targeted violence against the judiciary.
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The murder of the judge in the city of Shiraz was described as a "terrorist act" by the Authorities
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A judge was murdered on March while he was serving in Shiraz, south of Iran, announces the judicial power.
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