Unnamed person faces execution as part of crackdown on unrest triggered by death of Mahsa Amini

Iran has issued its first death sentence over the protests that have shaken the country’s clerical leadership, as a rights group warned other convicts could be “hastily” executed.

Almost two months of demonstrations triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini have prompted authorities to unleash a crackdown that has led to the detention of thousands of people.

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