Death penalty looms over Iran protesters

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 29, 2022 12:07 am

PARIS: At least 100 Iranians arrested in more than 100 days of nationwide protests face charges punishable by death, Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

Protests have gripped Iran since the September 16 death in custody of Iranian-Kurdish Mahsa Amini, 22, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the country's strict dress code for women.

DEFIANT People demonstrate against the Iranian regime during a protest at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Ontario on Sept. 24, 2022. Iran has been rocked by street violence since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd, who had spent three days in a coma after being detained by the morality police. AFP PHOTO

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