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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy Urges Iran to Stop Executions, Open Dialogue with Protesters

Italy's newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani looks on during the swearing-in ceremony at Quirinale Presidential Palace in Rome, Italy October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Iran must stop executing and persecuting protesters and should open a dialogue with them, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday after summoning the Iranian ambassador.

Tajani said death sentences against people who take part in demonstrations or women who refuse to wear headscarves were a massively disproportionate and unacceptable form of punishment.

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