Iran lawmakers looking to give death penalty to anti-hijab protesters

News Week 

“A protester has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, according to official reports. Evidence indicates that Islamic Republic authorities may be planning to carry out hasty executions. At least 20 protesters are currently facing charges punishable by death per official reports,” the organization said in an article on Monday.

The article goes on to cite Iran’s judiciary website and said that “an unnamed protester has been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) through arson of a government building and efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) by the Revolutionary Court. From previous official reports from protester trials, Manouchehr Mehman Navaz and Mohammad Boroughani have both been tried for charges of moharebeh for arson of government buildings.”

The report from the NGO comes amid ongoing protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman that died after she was arrested in Iran’s capital of Tehran for wearing a hijab that was considered “improper” by authorities.

As the protests across Iran have continued, lawmakers recently signed a letter calling on the country to “show no leniency” to any of the protesters.