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 […]