Updated on 11/20/2022 10:12 p.m
- In Iran, another man was sentenced to death in connection with the protests.
- The Revolutionary Court in Tehran found him guilty of “pulling a knife during the recent unrest with intent to kill, spread terror and unsettle society”.
- It is the sixth death sentence imposed in connection with the demonstrations.
Im Iran Another man has been sentenced to death in connection with the protests. Tehran’s Revolutionary Court found him guilty of “pulling a knife during the recent unrest with intent to kill, spread terror and unsettle society,” Iran’s judicial authority said on its website Misan Online on Sunday .
The protests in Iran have not stopped since Mahsa Amini’s death
It is the sixth death sentence imposed in connection with the demonstrations. Iran has been rocked by protests since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16. The 22-year-old was arrested by the moral police because she is said to have worn her headscarf improperly. She died a short time later in hospital. Activists accuse the police of abusing Amini.
Actress Hengameh Ghasiani was arrested
The Iranian authorities describe most of the demonstrators as “rioters” who are being exploited by foreign powers and are cracking down on the protests with all their might. They also take action against prominent critics. For example, the well-known actress Hengameh Ghasiani was arrested, as the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
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The 52-year-old, a vehement critic of the authorities’ crackdown, published a video on Instagram on Saturday evening in which she took off her headscarf in public. “Maybe this will be my last post,” she wrote. “Whatever happens to me, you should know that I will stand with the Iranian people until my last breath.” Last week she called the Iranian government a “child killer” and accused it of “murdering” more than 50 children.
Celebrities from film, sports and politics are increasingly being targeted by the judiciary
According to Irna, Ghasiani was arrested for inciting and supporting “riots” and for contact with opposition media. According to Misan Online, seven other celebrities from film, sports and politics were also summoned by the judiciary. Among them is Jahja Golmohammadi, coach of the Tehran football club Persepolis FC. He had criticized the players of the Iranian national team for “not making the voices of the oppressed people heard to the authorities”.(afp/jst)
For the first time, Iran has admitted to sending threats to Russia. However, this happened in “small numbers” and months before Russia invaded Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.