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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran court issues first death sentence in protest-linked cases

Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran [File: AP Photo]

Tehran, Iran – A court in Tehran has issued the first death sentence to a person involved in Iran’s ongoing protests and handed out prison terms to several others.

The Iranian judiciary said late on Sunday that an unnamed individual has been sentenced to execution for “setting fire to a government centre, disturbing public order and collusion for committing crimes against national security” in addition to “moharebeh” (waging war against God) and “corruption on Earth”.

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