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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Top Court Accepts Protester’s Appeal against Death Sentence

A protester shows red paint in her face, resembling blood splatters and bloody handprints next to the national Iranian emblem, during a rally in solidarity with Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Berlin, Germany, 07 October 2022. (EPA)

Iran’s Supreme Court has accepted a protester’s appeal against his death sentence for allegedly damaging public property during anti-government demonstrations, and sent his case back for review, the judiciary said on Saturday. 

Noor Mohammadzadeh, 25, was arrested on Oct. 4, and sentenced to death two months later on the charge of “waging war against God” for allegedly trying to break a highway guardrail in Tehran and setting a rubbish bin on fire. 

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