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Reuters: Iran Suspends Executions of 3 Protesters

Reuters

   The Iranian judiciary has suspended the executions of three men linked
   to anti-government protests in November, one of their attorneys, Babak
   Paknia, said on Sunday.

   Rights activists had said the death sentences were aimed at
   intimidating future protesters.

   With hardship mounting because of U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus
   pandemic, Iran's clerical rulers have been trying to prevent a revival
   of anti-government protests that took place in November last year, when
   hundreds are believed to have been killed in the worst street violence
   since the 1979 revolution.

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