Iran sentences three more to death over Amini protests

TEHRAN, 10 January 2023, (TON): The judiciary said “Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.”

The Islamic republic has been rocked by civil unrest since the September 16 death of Kurdish Iranian Amini, 22, following her arrest for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code for women.

The latest sentences, which can still be appealed, bring to 17 the total number of people condemned to death in connection with the more than three months of protests.

Four of those convicted have been executed and two others are on death row after their sentences were upheld by the country’s supreme court.

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