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Iran’s top prosecutor rejects claims of halting 800 executions amid protests, while activists report over 5,000 deaths and 26,800 detentions, highlighting ongoing unrest.
- On Friday, Mohammad Movahedi, Iran's top prosecutor, strongly denied U.S. claims about halted executions, saying `This claim is completely false; no such number exists, nor has the judiciary made any such decision,`.
- Invoking institutional boundaries, Mohammad Movahedi, Iran's top prosecutor, noted a `separation of powers` principle as Iranian judiciary officials labeled some detainees `mohareb` with a death penalty charge.
- Activists said the death toll reached at least 5,002 on Friday, while the Human Rights Activists News Agency reported 4,716 demonstrators dead and more than 26,800 detained.
- U.S. military movements show the USS Abraham Lincoln and warships advancing toward the Mideast as President Donald Trump warned earlier strikes would `look like peanuts`, keeping tensions high.
- State television aired military drones during the Day of the Guardian event, a masked security member threatened Israel in Hebrew, and Mohammad Javad Haji Ali Akbari mocked Trump while observers recalled the 1988 mass executions that reportedly killed at least 5,000.
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Over 5,000 killed in Iran protests, activists say many more would have died during internet blackout
More than 5,000 people have reportedly died in Iran’s nationwide crackdown on protests, activists said Friday, as the country endures its longest internet blackout in history, now entering its third week.
The US President claims to have obtained the rejection of hundreds of executions in Iran. Iran's Attorney General contradicts this.
'Completely False': Iran Rejects Trump's Claim That Tehran Halted Execution of 800 Protest Prisoners
Iran’s top prosecutor says Trump's claim that Tehran halted execution of 800 protest prisoners ‘is completely false’. Meanwhile, the overall death toll from a bloody crackdown on nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 5,002, activists said.
US President Donald Trump had claimed to have prevented hundreds of executions in Iran. Justice in the Islamic Republic rejected this.
US President Donald Trump had claimed to have prevented hundreds of executions in Iran. Justice in the Islamic Republic rejected this. Trump threatens to attack again.
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