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November 14, 2022

Iranian Court Issues First Death Sentence over Protests That Erupted in September
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court has issued its first known death
sentence to a person convicted of participating in banned
anti-government protests. The court also handed down prison terms of up
to a decade to five people charged with violations of national security
and public order. The protests erupted more than seven weeks ago after
the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Human rights
groups report at least 326 people have been killed in the
demonstrations.


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