'Do something,' begs Iranian woman after death sentence over protests
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‘Do something,’ begs Iranian woman after death sentence over protests
An Iranian woman sentenced to death over protests earlier this year has begged the international community to save her life and others facing the death penalty, according to an audio message from prison shared by rights groups on Wednesday.
"I appeal to everyone: to the general public, to the UN, to human rights organisations. Not just for me, but for all those who have been spending their nights in fear for months," she said.
Radio France Internationale
'Do something,' begs Iranian woman after death sentence over protests
The plea by Mahboubeh Shahbani, 33, from her jail in the eastern city of Mashhad comes as the authorities executed two more men on charges linked to the mass January protests. Rights groups accuse Iran of ramping up executions of high-profile prisoners in a bid to intimidate the population and ensure there is no repeat of the protests, which preceded the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic that erupted on February 28. "The sentence hande…
An Iranian woman sentenced to death for participating in the demonstrations in January, called on the international community to save her life.
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