In Iran, another man has been sentenced to death in connection with the protests. The Revolutionary Court in Tehran found him guilty of “drawing a knife during the recent unrest with intent to kill, spread terror and disrupt society,” Iran’s judiciary said on its website on Sunday. It is the sixth death sentence handed down in connection with the demonstrations.
Iran has been rocked by protests since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16. The 22-year-old was arrested by the moral police because she would have worn her headscarf incorrectly. She died a short time later in hospital. Activists accuse the police of abusing Amini.
Authorities label protesters as ‘rioters’
Iranian authorities have labeled most of the demonstrators as “rioters” who are being exploited by foreign powers and are cracking down on the protests with all their might.
Actress arrested after publicly removing headscarf
They also act against prominent critics. For example, the well-known actress Hengameh Ghasiani was arrested, the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
The 52-year-old, a fierce critic of the authorities’ actions, posted a video on Instagram on Saturday evening in which she took off her headscarf in public. “Maybe this will be my last post,” she wrote. “Whatever happens to me, you should know that I will stand by the Iranian people until my last breath.” Last week, she called the Iranian government a “child killer” and accused it of “killing more than 50 children”.
According to Irna, Ghasiani was arrested for inciting and supporting “riots” and for contacting opposition media. According to Misan Online, seven other celebrities from film, sports and politics have also been summoned by the judiciary. Among them is Yahya Golmohammadi, coach of football club Persepolis FC from Tehran. He had criticized the players of the Iran national team for not “bringing the voice of the oppressed people to the authorities”.
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