Iran has conducted the first known execution in relation to the anti-government protests that have rocked the country, hanging a man who was found guilty by a revolutionary court of “waging war against God”. State media published a video of what it said was Shekari’s confession, which showed him with a bruise on his right cheek. Shekari had not been allowed a lawyer of his own choosing, and signs of torture were visible on his face, his uncle said. The news of issuing death sentences and long-term prisons is dangerous. He claimed the protests had nothing to do with economic or cultural grievances, but were a plot by the US to bring down Iran.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2022 15:31 UTC