This is probably the first time that the death penalty has been given in the ongoing trials against those arrested for participating in the anti-government protests that have been going on in the country for the past few weeks. 272 of Iran’s 290 MPs demand that the court should implement the death penalty.
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Iran The Revolutionary Court has sentenced an anti-government protester to death amid continuing unrest in the country. Apart from these, the court has announced jail term for five other people involved in the demonstrations. This is probably the first time that the death penalty has been given in the ongoing trials against those arrested for participating in the anti-government protests that have been going on in the country for the past few weeks. The protester is accused of allegedly setting fire to a government building.
Mizan, a news website related to Iran’s courts, reported that the protestor had set fire to a government building. This is the reason why he has been sentenced to death. The report said that five other people involved in the demonstrations were sentenced to five to 10 years in prison on charges of violating national security and public order. According to media reports, this decision of the court located in Tehrat province has come on Sunday, against which an appeal petition can also be filed.
300 protesters killed in attack by Iranian forces
According to media reports, different courts in Iran have charged more than 750 people under different sections for allegedly “rioting”. More than 2,000 people had already been indicted in the capital Tehran since the demonstrations. Dozens of activists, journalists and lawyers have been cracked down and arrested since the hijab controversy began in Iran. According to an English daily, Al-Arabiya, more than 300 protesters have died in attacks by security forces since the demonstrations. Apart from these, thousands of protesters have been detained.
Iran’s judiciary has charged more than 750 people in three provinces for participating in “recent riots”, local media reported, amid nationwide protests since the death of Mahsa Amini. More than 2,000 people had already been charged.➡️ https://t.co/1BAFG7NLfh pic.twitter.com/pRa8UUoafU
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Court should implement “eye for an eye” punishment – MP
Earlier this month, 272 of Iran’s 290 lawmakers demanded that the court implement the death penalty, according to media reports. Mahmoud Amiri-Moghaddam, director of Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights, was quoted by AFP news agency as saying lawmakers are demanding that the court impose “eye for eye” punishments, and that those who violate the rules should be punished with similar punishment. To be punished
Hijab has risen above the controversy
Countrywide protests erupted in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iranian police custody on 16 September. Amini was detained for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code for women. The protests initially focused on the compulsory wearing of the hijab in Iran, but have since grown in scale and turned into one of the biggest challenges to the ruling regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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