State media referred to ‘rioters’ in killing, a term commonly used by the government to refer to protesters
A person wearing a shirt with the slogan ‘We will fight, we will die, we will take back Iran’, in the city of Karaj, where five were sentenced.A person wearing a shirt with the slogan ‘We will fight, we will die, we will take back Iran’, in the city of Karaj, where five were sentenced.Iranian authorities have sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing a member of a paramilitary force affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, state media reported.
The alleged killing took place in Karaj, near Tehran, on 12 November when a group of men chased and attacked Ajamian with knives and stones, the report said. The IRNA report refers to “rioters,” a term commonly used by the government to refer to protesters. Anti-government demonstrations were taking place in the area at the time.
Last week, Iranian authorities executed four people it accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. It provided no evidence to the public for any of the four men’s alleged crimes. According to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard statement cited by Tasnim, the group was planning to procure weapons and act against the country’s security. No further details were provided.
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