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Iran freed a dissident whose starving condition caused outrage
An Iranian doctor and activist, who went on a hunger strike to protest against the executions of prisoners, has been released from Tehran’s Evin prison. He went on the strike to call for the release of protesters and to demand the end of the compulsory hijab, according to his attorney. Meysami went on a hunger…
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Iran carries out its first known execution after the recent protests.
Iranian authorities have announced the execution of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini for her role in anti-government protests last year. Amini was arrested by state morality police for not wearing her hijab properly and was hanged after being convicted of committing a crime against national security and corruption. Her death sparked anti-government protests that…
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A second Iranian man is put to death over a protest crime.
Iran’s authorities have said that several people have been executed in connection with anti-government protests in the country. The executions came after a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini died in police custody last month after being arrested for not wearing her hijab properly. Several other people have also been sentenced to death for participating in…