Now Iran has sentenced three of these protesters to death in the capital city of Tehran.
Hundreds have been charged and still hundreds more including journalists, political activists, opposition party members and academics are still jailed in Iran. These recent death sentences put their fates into question.
Human rights activists have spoken out around the world in response to the sentences.
“Zamani’s trial was a mockery of justice,” the executive director of Amnesty International USA, Larry Cox, said in a public statement. “To impose the death sentence is beyond deplorable. Iran should immediately rescind this sentence.”
In addition to these official statements that admit death sentences, multiple allegations of torture have been made since initial arrests.
When will Iran be held accountable for repeatedly breaking world-wide human rights laws?
Human rights activists have spoken out around the world in response to the sentences.
“Zamani’s trial was a mockery of justice,” the executive director of Amnesty International USA, Larry Cox, said in a public statement. “To impose the death sentence is beyond deplorable. Iran should immediately rescind this sentence.”
In addition to these official statements that admit death sentences, multiple allegations of torture have been made since initial arrests.
When will Iran be held accountable for repeatedly breaking world-wide human rights laws?
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