Authorities in Iran have already executed two people for their involvement in the protests that erupted in September after the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini
Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted a protester’s appeal against his death sentence on charges of damaging public property during anti-government protests, and has ordered a review of his case.
25-year-old Nur Mohammadzadeh was arrested on October 4 and sentenced to death two months later on charges of “warring against God” (“moharebeh” under Islamic law). He was also accused of trying to break a highway guardrail in Tehran and set fire to garbage.
He denies the charges and claims he was forced to plead guilty. Two weeks ago he started a hunger strike.
“The Supreme Court accepted the appeal of Shahad Noor Mohammadzadeh, one of the accused in the recent riots. His case has been sent to the Revolutionary Court for review,” Mizan news agency reported.
Authorities in Iran have already executed two people for their involvement in the protests that erupted in September following the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by morality police for not wearing her headscarf properly.
Amnesty International has pointed out that Iranian authorities have sought the death penalty against at least 26 other people in an attempt to intimidate protesters.
Last week the Supreme Court accepted an appeal by rapper Shaman Seydi Yasin, who was also sentenced to death, but upheld the same sentence for Mohammad Kubadlou.
Earlier in December the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Mahan Sadrat, who was accused of various offenses including stabbing a member of the order forces and setting fire to a motorcycle.
Iranian authorities earlier this month executed by hanging two protesters: 23-year-old Mohsen Sekari, who had been found guilty of blocking a main road in September and stabbing a member of the Basij paramilitary group, and 23-year-old Mazid Reza Rahnavard, the who was convicted of fatally stabbing two members of the same organization.
Rahnavard was publicly hanged from a crane.
Human rights group HRANA announced that as of Friday, 508 protesters, including 69 minors, had been killed in Iran. According to the same source, 66 members of the security forces have lost their lives. Up to 19,199 protesters are believed to have been arrested.
For their part, Iranian authorities have announced that around 300 people, including members of the security forces, have been killed in the riots.
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