Iran carries out second execution over anti-government protests: Report

Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: Earlier, Iran executed the first prisoner detained amid the demonstrations on Thursday.

Published on: Dec 12, 2022, 10:37:53 IST

By Mallika Soni

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Iran executed its second prisoner detained amid the nationwide anti-hijab protests that are now challenging the country's government. Iran's Mizan news agency, under the country's judiciary, identified the man executed as Majidreza Rahnavard.

Iran Anti-Hijab Protests: A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death. (AP)

Majidreza Rahnavard had been convicted over allegedly stabbing two security force members to death on November 17 in Mashhad and wounding four others, the report said.

Earlier, Iran executed the first prisoner detained amid the demonstrations on Thursday.

The anti-hijab protests which began following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's controversial morality police have expanded into one of the most serious challenges to the country's theocracy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Activists have warned that others could also be put to death in the near future, saying around a dozen people so far have received death sentences over their involvement in the demonstrations.

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