US EditionIran - FRANCE 24 Exclusive: 'Erfan Is Just a Protester, He Can't Be Imprisoned for This'
- Iran's judiciary denied media reports of Erfan Soltani's death sentence for anti-government protests, labeling them as 'fabricated'.
- Soltani, arrested on January 10, faces charges of gathering against national security.
- Iranian officials claimed the US and Israel support what they characterize as 'riots' and 'terrorism' during protests over economic issues.
- Iran Human Rights reported that Soltani's family was informed of his supposed death sentence on January 8.
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Iran - FRANCE 24 exclusive: 'Erfan is just a protester, he can't be imprisoned for this'
It was feared 26-year-old protester Erfan Soltani would be sentenced to death, a first since the start of the protests in Iran. But on January 15, Iranian authorities said that, if convicted, he would not be given a death sentence. FRANCE 24's spoke to one of Erfan's relatives, who calls for his liberation. #iran #iranprotests #erfansoltani
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By JON GAMBRELL DUBÁI, UAE (AP) — A cleric who led Friday’s prayers in Iran’s capital demanded the death penalty for protesters detained in a nationwide repression campaign and directly threatened U.S. President Donald Trump in a demonstration of unrest in the Islamic Republic following the mobilizations. Ahmad Khatami’s sermon, broadcast on state radio, provoked chants among those attending the prayer, including: “Armed hypocrites must be execu…
Iranian media revealed on Friday the arrest of thousands of people described as “terrorists” or involved in riots, amid ongoing protests in the country for nearly three weeks. Meanwhile, US envoy Steve Wittkopf announced that the US administration continues to engage with Tehran to halt what he termed “executions.”
The Islamic Republic denies that the man arrested on Saturday was sentenced to death and can be executed.
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