In Iran on Thursday morning, for the first time, a person was executed who was arrested during the protests against the Iranian regime. International news agencies report this based on reports from the Iranian state news agency Mizan. Mohsen Shekari, 23, an Iranian human rights activist according to the BBC, was sentenced to death for “enmity against God.” Since this summer Can the death penalty be used in Iran as a punishment for ‘serious crimes against the state’.
The court in Tehran found Shekari guilty of “disturbing order, blocking a street, sowing terror and deliberately wounding a paramilitary force with a machete,” writes the Iranian news agency. The protester appealed, but the Supreme Court rejected it. Shekari was killed by hanging on Thursday morning.
The Iranian regime is imposing the death penalty on more protesters. According to Amnesty International In mid-November, at least 21 people were sentenced to death for their participation in the protests. There may be more now – there are still demonstrations against the regime in Iran.
Protests in Iran began after the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in September. The 22-year-old would not have worn her headscarf correctly, after which she was arrested by the vice squad. She died as a result of her violent arrest. More than 2,000 people have now been charged and about 340 people are said to have died during the protests.
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