Iran carries out second execution linked to wave of popular protests
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against Iran’s ruling theocracy. Nationwide unrest erupted three months ago after the death […]
Iran’s Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters A prominent dissenting Sunni cleric on Friday said the death sentence of an Iranian protester involved in anti-government unrest violated sharia law, as President Ebrahim Raisi promised to press on with a crackdown a day after the man’s execution. On Thursday, Iran hanged Mohsen Shekari, who had been convicted of injuring […]