Anti-government demonstrations have officially entered their eighth week with a start of a death sentence.
Amid the country's constant tension, the Iran Revolutionary Court has sentenced one of these protesters to death after allegedly setting a government building on fire, along with five other prison sentences. These five sentences range from five to ten years in prison for public order violations, and it has been said that there will be trials for these prisoners. The Revolutionary Court has displayed no further information on the death sentence.
The protests in Iran started by fighting against the mandatory wearing of the headscarf, but has since transitioned into challenging the religious leader of Iran and the government altogether. Over the past six months, more than 14,000 people have been arrested, and over 230 deaths as a direct result of protesting.
Megan Sinnaeve
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