jailed over protests for Mahsa Amini

 

400 people have been given jail sentences of up to 10 years for their participation in protests started by Mahsa Amini's death.

Since Amini's death following her arrest for allegedly violating the nation's dress code for women, Iran has been rocked by protests that authorities refer to as "riots" and that has lasted for almost three months.

Ali Alghasi-Mehr, the head of Tehran's judiciary, said that during hearings on rioter cases in the province of Tehran, 160 people received sentences ranging from five to ten years in prison, 80 received sentences ranging from two to five years, and 160 received sentences of up to two years.

After putting to death two men in the past week in connection with the unrest, the regime has drawn strong international criticism.

On Monday and Thursday, respectively, Majidreza Rahnavard and Mohsen Shekari, both 23 years old, were executed by hanging for the Iranian legal offense of "moharebeh," or "enmity against God."

Prior to the two executions, Iran's judiciary claimed to have given death sentences to 11 people in connection with the protests; however, activists claim that another dozen or so are accused of crimes that could result in the death penalty being applied to them as well.

The possibility that Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani will receive a death sentence as a result of protests shocked and sickened the world union of professional footballers, FIFPRO.

According to Isfahan's judiciary chief Abdullah Jafari, Nasr-Azadani was detained in the city of Isfahan two days after allegedly taking part in an "armed riot" on September 16 that resulted in the deaths of three security agents.