Iran sentences three extra protesters to dying for ‘waging warfare on God’

Three extra anti-government protesters have been sentenced to dying in Iran on fees of ‘waging war on God’ amid worldwide criticism.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 10, 2023 08:27 IST

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks throughout a gathering with a gaggle of individuals and clerics from town of Qom, in Tehran. (Photo: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: An Iranian courtroom has sentenced three extra anti-government protesters to dying on fees of ‘waging war on God’, its Mizan information company reported on Monday, rising worldwide criticism over its fierce crackdown on demonstrators.

On Saturday, Iran hanged two males for allegedly killing a member of the safety forces throughout nationwide protests that adopted the dying of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian lady Mahsa Amini on September 16, drawing condemnation from the EU, the United States and different Western nations. One of them was a karate champion with a number of nationwide titles.

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According to Mizan, Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeid Yaghoubi, who had been convicted of allegedly killing members of the volunteer Basij militia throughout anti-government protests within the central metropolis of Isfahan, might enchantment towards their verdicts.

The Basij forces, affiliated with the elite Revolutionary Guards, have been on the forefront of the state clampdown on the protests towards the regressive guidelines within the nation.

Pope Francis on Monday condemned Iran for utilizing the dying penalty on demonstrators. “The right to life is also threatened in those places where the death penalty continues to be imposed, as is the case in these days in Iran, following the recent demonstrations demanding greater respect for the dignity of women,” Francis mentioned.

One of the boldest challenges to the clerical management because the 1979 revolution, the protests have drawn assist from Iranians in all walks of life and challenged the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy by calling for the downfall of its rulers.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday signalled the state has no intention of softening its place, saying in a televised speech that those that “set fire to public places have committed treason with no doubt”. Under Iran’s Islamic regulation, treason is punishable by dying.

Rights activists see the executions, arrests and harsh sentences of protesters by the clerical institution as an try to intimidate demonstrators and strike sufficient concern within the inhabitants to finish the unrest.

Despite the institution doubling down on repression, small-scale protests persist in Tehran, Isfahan and several other different cities.

At least 4 folks have been hanged because the demonstrations began, in line with the judiciary, together with two protesters on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the Basij.

Amnesty International mentioned final month that Iranian authorities are looking for the dying penalty for at the very least 26 others in what it known as “sham trials designed to intimidate protesters”.

Activists on social media claimed two different protesters, the 22-year-old Mohammad Ghobadlou and 18-year-old Mohammad Boroughani, had been transferred to solitary confinement forward of their execution within the Rajai Shahr jail in Karaj metropolis.

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Jan 10, 2023