Iran executes 20-year-old convicted for 'war against God'
New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Iran has executed 20-year-old protester Arvin Kheirkhah at Shahroud prison, reports said on Sunday, August 2. This comes amid concerns that many detainees arrested during the January protests could also face execution.
Kheirkhah, who was moved to solitary confinement last Wednesday before his execution, was arrested during the January demonstrations and sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court on charges including moharebeh, or "waging war against God", said News18.
Quoting from Iran International, it said Kheirkhah's family gathered outside Shahroud prison on Friday night to stop the execution. Kheirkhah reportedly said to his family, "Don't let them forget me. We stood up for the liberation of our homeland. Don...
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