Iran: execution of Rouhollah Zam, a former opposition leader

Iranian opponent Rouhollah Zam was executed in Tehran on Saturday morning after his death sentence was confirmed by the Iranian Supreme Court.

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Iranian opponent Rouhollah Zam, sentenced to death for instigating anti-government protests in 2017, was hanged Saturday morning in Tehran after his death sentence was confirmed by the Iranian Supreme Court.

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With our correspondent in Tehran

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Rouhollah Zam

was a refugee in France, where he ran the Telegram Amadnews channel which had over a million subscribers and played a leading role in calling for protests against Iranian rule.

Ambush

In 2019, he fell into

.

Indeed, he had gone to Iraq believing that the Iraqi Grand Ayatollah, Al-Sistani would grant him an audience and provide him with support in his fight against Iranian power.

According to some media, he was captured by the intelligence services of the Revolutionary Guards before being taken to Iran for trial.

Iranian television showed the image of Rouhollah Zam as he was in the back of a car blindfolded.

In recent years, several Iranian opponents who have taken refuge in Europe or the United States have been captured under identical conditions.

Leading role in 2017

He played a leading role in the 2017 anti-government protests with his Telegram channel Amadnews which was followed by over a million people.

He regularly called for the overthrow of Iranian power and broadcast images of anti-government protests.

His father is a second rank religious who held various positions, particularly in the cultural field.

Which made some believe that her son was going to escape execution.

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