Iran upholds dying sentences of two teen protesters for ‘warring towards God’
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If executed, the 2 would be the youngest individuals to be put to dying because the protests started over Mahsa Amini’s custodial dying after being arrested for allegedly flouting the nation’s obligatory hijab regulation.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 5, 2023 20:11 IST
The protests have challenged the hardliners’ grip on energy in Iran (File/Reuters)
By India Today Web Desk: The dying sentences of two Iranian teenagers, who had participated in anti-government protests which have gripped the Islamic Republic because the dying of a 22-year-old girl in police custody, have been upheld by the nation’s judiciary.
18-year-old Mehdi Mohammadifard has been sentenced to dying for “warring against God” and “corruption on earth,” the judiciary’s official web site stated. Mohammadifard has confessed to creating a Molotov cocktail with a water bottle and petrol, it added.
Mohammad Boroughani, 19, will likely be put to dying regardless of public pleas from his household and a number of other rights teams, together with Amnesty International, the web site stated.
However, in response to the web site, Mohammadifard’s sentence can nonetheless be challenged in Iran’s high court docket.
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If executed, the 2 would be the youngest individuals to be put to dying because the protests started over Mahsa Amini’s custodial dying after being arrested for allegedly flouting the nation’s obligatory hijab regulation.
The protests, which have unfold to a number of components of the world, have challenged the hardliners’ grip on energy within the nation. The rising crackdown on civilians additionally triggered worldwide condemnation.
Iran has already hanged two 23-year-olds over their participation within the protests. 39 others have both been formally sentenced to dying or are prone to capital punishment due to their fees, the Iran Human Rights group famous.
At least 476 individuals have been killed by safety forces, together with 64 kids, because the civil unrest gripped Iran on September 16, 2022, rights teams stated.
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Jan 5, 2023
