Iran's latest hanging triggers outrage

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 10, 2022 12:07 am

PARIS: Iran carried out its first known execution Thursday (Friday in Manila) over the protests that have shaken the regime since September, sparking an international outcry and warnings from rights groups that more hangings are imminent.

Mohsen Shekari, 23, had been convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary during the early phase of the protests, after a legal process denounced as a show trial by rights groups.

BRUTAL REGIME This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi delivering a speech at Tehran University as the Islamic ountry marks Student's Day, on Dec. 7, 2022. Iran carried out its first known execution on Thursday Dec. 8, 2022 (December 9 in Manila) over the protests that have shaken the regime since September, sparking an international outcry and warnings from rights groups that more hangings are imminent. AFP PHOTO

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