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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Indicts 11 over Basij Agent’s Death, Basketball Team Skips Anthem

A woman uses red paint on an Iranian flag as members of its community living in Chile protest outside the United Nations local headquarters in solidarity with Iranian people, in Santiago, Chile, November 11, 2022. (Reuters)

Iran's hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of protests.

News agency IRNA said some of the 10 men and one woman were charged with "corruption on earth", which can be punishable by death, for crimes that led to the death of a member of the pro-government Basij volunteer militia on Nov. 3 in Karaj near Tehran.

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