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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Tehran Sentences More Protesters to Death amid Reports of Change to ‘Hijab Law’

Since the beginning of the protests, which erupted on Sep.16, 2022, the judiciary has sentenced 14 protesters to death, according to an AFP tally. (AFP)

An Iranian trial court sentenced to death a demonstrator who took part in anti-regime protests.

Arshia Takdastan was alleged to have led a “crowd in the main square of the city of Nowshahr and committed significant criminal acts,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported.

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