A court in Iran has sentenced an anti-government protester to death amid ongoing civil unrest in the country, according to state media. Fresh protests against the Iranian government erupted two months ago after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly breaking the strict hijab rules, died in custody.
State media in Iran said on Sunday that Iran's Revolutionary Court has now sentenced one protester to death and handed down jail terms to five others. Mizan, a news website linked to Iran's judiciary, said the person sentenced to death had been charged with setting fire to a government building.
The five prison terms handed to other protesters ranged from five to 10 years and alleged national security and public order violations, The Mirror reports. The Revolutionary Court was established following the 1979 Islamic Revolutions in Iran and is known for doling out harsh punishments to those who oppose Iran's clerical rulers.
