Is Iran issuing death sentences to Mahsa Amini protesters?

Authorities have issued first punishment in start of brutal crackdown on ‘greatest demonstration of dissent in recent years’

Iran protests
Thousands have taken to the streets across the country sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini
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An Iranian court has issued its first death sentence related to the anti-government protests that have rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini.

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