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Iranians Leaders Vote to Execute Protesters, 14,000 Iranian Protestors Facing Death Penalty [1]
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Date: 2022-11-13
Rep Eric Swalwell (CA-D) just tweeted:
There’s a lot going on. Midterm election uncertainty. Defending against Russia’s war in Ukraine. But 14,000 innocent people are about to be executed in Iran. We must do all we can to punish the Iranian regime and every international extension it relies on to function.
https://t.co/Z31TGGf2tW
This information is coming from a Newsweek story you can find here: www.newsweek.com/…
From the story:
Nationwide protests continue in Iran for the 53rd straight day, despite nearly 15,000 Iranians having been arrested in connection to the demonstrations and who are now facing the death penalty.
As thousands continue to rally across Iran's capital city of Tehran, defying a brutal crackdown by Iranian forces, on Tuesday, the country's parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of the death penalty for protesters.
The decision came after recent calls from within the Iranian government to punish protesters in a way that would quell the demonstrations. In a letter signed by 227 out of 290 members of parliament cited by Iran's state-run Press TV on Sunday, lawmakers asked to teach those arrested "a good lesson" so as to deter others from joining them.
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