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No, 15,000 protesters in Iran were not sentenced to death
Headline from News West 9, on the newest of 3 developments
So far only one protester has received a death sentence. However, human rights groups warn that future sentences could be handed down without warning or due process.
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Report: Iran sentences anti-government protester to death
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Report: Iran sentences anti-government protester to death
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No, 15,000 protesters in Iran were not sentenced to death
Tehran court says the accused committed serious felonies, including 'setting fire to a government building' and 'conspiracy to commit a crime against national security'
The ruling likely marks the first death sentence in the trials of those arrested for participating in protests that have swept Iran over the past weeks demanding an end to clerical rule
It's believed to be the first death sentence for those arrested in protests that have swept Iran over the past several weeks demanding an end to clerical rule.
By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN An Iranian court has issued the first death sentence linked to recent protests, convicting the unnamed person of “enmity against God” and “spreading corruption on Earth,” state media reports.
So far only one protester has received a death sentence. However, human rights groups warn that future sentences could be handed down without warning or due process.
The ruling likely marks the first death sentence in the trials of those arrested for participating in protests that have swept Iran over the past weeks demanding an end to clerical rule.
