Iran raises death sentences linked to protests to six

a court of Tehran on Sunday sentenced to death a sixth person accused of participating in the demonstrations in Iranreported the Mizan Online agency of the judicial authority.

The person was found guilty of “pulling out a knife with the intent to kill, sowing terror and creating insecurity in society during the recent riots”, accurate.

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The court found him to be a “mohareb” (“enemy of God” in Persian), Mizan Online announced.

In recent days, five people have been sentenced to death in the Islamic Republic. The sentences of these defendants can be appealed before the Supreme Court.

Iranians take part in a pro-government rally in Tajrish Square north of Tehran, on October 5, 2022, condemning recent anti-government protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. (AFP/)

Iran is experiencing a wave of protests sparked by the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman detained for violating a strict dress code that requires women to wear the veil in public.

The authorities describe the protests as “riots” and have detained thousands of people, including two well-known actresses, Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi, arrested this Sunday.

Iranian actress Hengameh Ghaziani. (ATTA KENARE / AFP /)

Ghaziani was arrested for removing her veil in public in a video, according to official media.

According to the official Irna news agency, she was arrested for inciting and supporting the “unrest” and for communicating with opposition media outlets.

The 52-year-old actress had previously said that she had been summoned by the courts. She then posted a video of her on her Instagram account in which she removes her mandatory veil.

“Maybe this is my last message”, he wrote late on Saturday.

“From now on, whatever happens, know that as always I am with the Iranian people until my last breath”he added.

In the video, the actress looks at the camera without speaking, before turning around and tying up her hair like other women do before going to demonstrate.

A participant holds up an illustration showing Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany. (EFE/EPA/CLEMENS BILAN/)

Riahi, 60, was arrested a few hours after her colleague.

In September, she had expressed her solidarity with the demonstrations and her opposition to the obligation for Iranian women to wear the Islamic headscarf, in an interview given to an Iranian chain that operates from London.

Source: Elcomercio