Iran executes first protester since nationwide women's rights demonstrations began

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

36% : Thousands have hit the streets across Iran in recent months to protest the oppressive Khamenei regime and have demanded rights for women after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed while in police custody in September.
35% : (Credit: MEK) Tehran, Iran carried out on Thursday what appeared to be the first execution of an Iranian man arrested after protesting against the regime in support of women's rights.
33% : An Iranian news outlet known as Mizan, which is tied to Tehran's judiciary system, said the 23-year-old was accused of wielding a machete, injuring a police officer and blocking street access in Tehran on Sept. 25 with the "intention of killing and creating terror and depriving people of freedom and security."
32% : Tehran has aggressively cracked down on the demonstrators, and over 18,000 people have been arrested for protesting according to some reports.
32% : Iran has long been criticized for its use of hangings against criminal and political dissidents alike.

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