Supreme Court confirms further death sentence in Iran
In Iran, the Supreme Court has confirmed another death sentence in connection with last year's anti-system protests.
As reported by the justice portal Misan local time, the convicted man is accused of being involved in the killing of a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the city of Malayer in the west of the country.
According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the convicted man is Milad Sorewand, who is around 20 years old. The Norway-based human rights organization Hengaw had already reported on Sorewand's case in April and accused the Iranian judiciary of putting the young man on trial under false pretences. Sorewand had also been denied access to a lawyer.
The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) spoke on Tuesday of an arbitrary death sentence. In the past, human rights activists have accused the Iranian government of carrying out executions as a means of suppressing protests and ethnic minorities. So far, seven participants in the latest wave of protests triggered by the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini have been executed.
The international community is expressing concern over the confirmation of Milad Sorewand's death sentence, given allegations of false charges and denied legal rights. Such executions, viewed as arbitrary by organizations like ISHR, raise questions about justice and respect for human rights during protests in Iran.
Source: www.dpa.com
