Iran executes first known prisoner arrested during protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The execution on Thursday came after people are believed to have gathered around Azadi Square in the capital Tehran overnight.
41% : The organisation says Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people.
39% : You are the sedition, the oppressor" as they gathered in Tehran on Wednesday night.
38% : Iran says it has executed a prisoner arrested during the ongoing anti-government protests - the first known death sentence linked to the unrest.
38% : Amnesty International has criticised what it describes as "sham trials designed to intimidate those participating in the popular uprising that has rocked Iran".
32% : He was accused of injuring a security guard with a machete and blocking a street in Tehran, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
29% : Iran has blamed the unrest on its foreign foes as well as Kurdish separatists, but its claims have been criticised by academics.

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