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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
National
Maziar Motamedi

Iran court upholds death sentence of Iranian-Swedish dissident

Chaab is accused of leading an Arab separatist group called the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, which the court said launched many 'terrorist' operations on Iranian soil, including a 2018 attack on a military parade that killed 25 and wounded nearly 250 people [Tasnim News Agency/Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of an Iranian-Swedish dissident for alleged “terrorist” activities, signalling he may be executed soon.

The official news outlet of the Iranian judiciary on Sunday announced that Habib Farajollah Chaab’s death sentence had been confirmed for leading an Arab separatist group called the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz.

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