
The mother of a slain Iranian protester has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after she was arrested for demanding justice for her son on social media.
Mahsa Yazdani had been persistently seeking justice for her son Mohammad Javad Zahedi, 20, after he was shot during protests in the northern city of Sari in September last year. According to his family, Zahedi was shot several times at close range in the back and head, allegedly by security forces