According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Iran executed a protester on Thursday who had been found guilty of stabbing a security guard and blocking a thoroughfare in the nation’s capital, Tehran, as part of a crackdown on widespread unrest. One of the largest threats to the Islamic Republic since it was founded in 1979 may be seen in the nationwide demonstrations that broke out following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, on September 16. Without any further ado, let us find out the complete details of the matter in the article below.
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It is reported that the Tasnim news agency identified the person who was executed as Mohsen Shekari. On Monday, the Revolutionary Guards applauded the judiciary for taking a stern stance and urged it to immediately and decisively render judgments for detainees accused of “crimes against the security of the nation and Islam.” Authorities have been harshly repressing protesters.
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Five defendants who were charged with the murder of Rouhollah Ajamian, a member of the Basij militia, were condemned to death in a decision that they have the right to appeal, according to judicial spokesman Masoud Setayeshi on Tuesday. In what it dubbed “fake trials designed to scare those engaged in the public revolt that has rocked Iran,” Amnesty International claimed that the Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 individuals.
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It stated that “the Iranian authorities must immediately revoke all death sentences, cease all efforts to impose the death penalty, and withdraw all allegations against those detained in connection with their nonviolent protest participation.” It is no doubt to say that the matter has reached social media platforms and has been taken over it by storm. The netizens are coming forward and discussing it on their respective accounts.
Let us add that Iran has blamed the unrest on its foreign enemies including the United States. Currently, not much information regarding the same has come to the front yet. As mentioned, a protestor has been convicted for wounding a security guard with a knife. Not just that but the protestor was even involved in the closing off of a street in Tehran. The news has garnered a lot of attention on the global level and has become a topic of discussion everywhere. Keep following Social Telecast to get more such updates and the latest news that is happening across the globe. Stay tuned with us!
