Protests continue – Five demonstrators in Iran sentenced to death

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In Iran, five protesters have been sentenced to death for allegedly taking part in the killing of a member of the paramilitary Basidj militia during protests in November. Eleven other people, including three minors, were sentenced to long prison terms, a judicial spokesman said on Tuesday.

The defendants were found guilty in early November of the murder of militia member Ruholla Adjamian in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran. At the time, mourners gathered for protests 40 days after the death of protester Hadis Nadjafi. According to the indictment, some participants stripped 27-year-old Adjamian naked. Then they allegedly stabbed him with knives and beat him. It was said that his naked body was then dragged through the streets.

According to official Iranian figures, more than 300 people have been killed in the protests, including dozens of members of the security forces. However, according to human rights activists, at least 470 protesters were killed and about 18,000 people arrested. As a result of the violence during the protests, a total of 11 people have been sentenced to death in Iran, according to the most recent verdict.

Twelve protesters arrested for sabotage
Meanwhile, the Revolutionary Guards arrested 12 alleged members of a group with ties to Europe accused of planning acts of sabotage. Those arrested were “led by counter-revolutionary actors from Germany and the Netherlands” and were “carrying out activities against national security,” the pro-government news agency Tasnim reported, citing a statement by the Revolutionary Guards in Iran’s central Iran province. Markazi, southwest of Tehran. Accordingly, the group allegedly attempted to obtain weapons for “subversive acts”.

The statement said, citing nationwide protests over the arrests, “Project Unrest has failed.” Demonstrations against the country’s political elite have been taking place in Iran since mid-September. Activists also took to the streets against the country’s political leadership on Tuesday. In the capital Tehran, demonstrators chanted “Death to the dictator” and “We don’t want an Islamic Republic”. There were initially no reports of violent clashes between security forces and demonstrators.

Call for a three-day strike
From Monday to Wednesday this week, activists in online networks called for the so-called 14-15-16 protests – the numbers are the date in the Persian calendar month of Azar. Companies should also join the protests. The aim is to paralyze the country’s economy. There was conflicting information about how strongly business people followed the call. According to activists, many traders had ceased trading on Monday. State media, in turn, reported that the markets were “normal” and published photos of open stores. Eyewitnesses in Tehran said that “some shops were open and others closed”.

The last strike day on Wednesday is also National Student Day. It is the anniversary of the killing of three opposition students by the Shah’s police forces in 1953. President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to visit two universities in Tehran on Wednesday. Universities are some of the scenes of the latest wave of protests.

The reason for the mass protests was the death of the Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old woman was arrested by the so-called vice police in Tehran because she would have worn her Islamic headscarf according to the rules. She died a short time later in hospital. Activists blame the police for allegedly abusing Amini.

Source: Krone

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