According to estimates, almost 15,000 people have been arrested by the Iranian regime in the past two months as part of the nationwide protests. You face the harshest penalties. A revolutionary court has now imposed the death penalty on a demonstrator.
A revolutionary court in Iran has reportedly sentenced a protester to death in connection with anti-system protests in the country. Five other people were sentenced to long prison terms. A “troublemaker” was sentenced to death on Sunday for setting fire to a state facility and endangering national security, the judicial authorities said, according to a report by the state news agency IRNA. Details of the convicted person were not given.
In addition, five other people had been sentenced to between five and ten years in prison for administrative offenses and disturbance of the public peace, it said. Appeals can therefore still be lodged against the judgments. The death penalty in Iran is usually carried out by hanging. According to the human rights organization Amnesty International, at least 314 people were executed in Iran last year.
According to estimates by human rights activists, almost 15,000 demonstrators have been arrested during the protests, which have been going on for around two months. The government in Tehran has not confirmed these figures, but has not given any others either. According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) in the US, at least 330 people have been killed in the protests.
According to media reports, a large majority of the members of the Iranian parliament issued a statement last week accusing the participants in the nationwide protests of “war against God” and calling for corresponding verdicts from the judiciary. According to Islamic law, the “war against God” charge could also result in the death penalty – and that’s how it was assessed at home and abroad. However, Parliament itself later denied the authenticity of the declaration and spoke of document falsification.
This Monday, the EU states want to decide on a new sanctions package in view of the serious human rights violations in Iran. The Committee of Permanent Representatives of Member States in Brussels unanimously approved plans on Friday, several diplomats confirmed. The formal decision is to follow on Monday. Specifically, 31 people and institutions are said to be affected by the punitive measures.
