Executions related to the Iranian riots are on the rise, but the protesters are not giving up. Dozens of people have gathered in front of a prison in Iran on Monday.
In Iran, dozens of people have gathered to protest the execution of two young men in the city of Karaj in northern Iran.
The matter was reported by several international media, for example BBC j (switch to another service)a AFP.
Pictures circulating on social media show people gathered at the gates of Rajai Shahri jail shouting slogans. According to the tweet, the protesters are demanding the ouster of religious leaders, i.e. mullahs.
Protesters are said to have gathered in front of the prison already on Sunday, reports the BBC.
Executions postponed due to protests
Iranians Mohammad Ghobadlua22, and Mohammad Broghani, 19, faces execution. They have been transferred to solitary confinement in Rajai Shahri prison to await the execution of their death sentences, reports the BBC.
According to the local news agency Miza, the men were scheduled to be executed during the day, but the executions were postponed due to the protest.
The UN has condemned the death penalty and called related trials arbitrary.
The figures for protesters sentenced to death vary
According to the news agency Hrana, which follows human rights issues, more than a hundred protesters are believed to have received the death sentence in connection with the protests that lasted more than three months.
According to the news agency AFP, a total of 14 of those arrested have received the death sentence.
Iran has executed at least four people for crimes related to the protests, including two last Saturday. The first two executions took place in December.
Picket Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad was sentenced to death on charges related to the killing of a member of the security forces.
The men denied the charges and said they had been tortured.
The protests that started with the death of a young woman do not subside
Iran’s protests began when a 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died at the hands of Iran’s moral police. Amini had been arrested for violating religious dress codes.
Iranian security forces have suppressed the protests with a heavy hand.
According to the news agency Hrana, which follows human rights issues, more than 500 people have died in the protests. Among the dead are protesters, minors and security officials.
In addition, almost 20,000 people have been arrested since September.
Source: AFP