The Iranian government has announced that it has executed one protester, amid protests against the death of a woman arrested for wearing a scarf.
In Iran, demonstrators have been sentenced to death since last month, but according to local media, this is the first time they have been executed.
In Iran, protests against the regime have continued for nearly three months over the death of a woman arrested by police for wearing a scarf inappropriately in September.
At least 458 demonstrators have been killed by security forces by the 7th, according to Norway-based human rights group Iran Human Rights.
In addition, many demonstrators have been arrested and prosecuted, and the Iranian judiciary announced on the 8th that it had executed a man who participated in the demonstration in the capital Tehran in September.
The man was sentenced to death for disrupting social order by blocking roads and stabbing security officials with a knife, injuring public order. was determined.
Iranian courts have handed down death sentences for demonstrators since November, but according to local media, this is the first time an execution has been carried out over the protests.
French foreign ministry 'condemns in the strongest terms'
France's foreign ministry has issued a statement following the Iranian government's execution of a protester.
“I condemn the execution in the strongest terms,” it said.
"France reiterates its strong condemnation of the crackdown on demonstrators in Iran and states that the people's desire for more freedoms and respect for their rights is legitimate and deserves to be heard." is.