Iran Carries Out First Known Execution Related To Protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Amnesty International's official page on Iran tweeted Thursday that the organization is "horrified" at Shekari's execution, saying he was sentenced to death in "a grossly unfair sham trial.""His execution exposes the inhumanity of Iran's so-called justice system as dozens of others face the same fate," one of Amnesty International's tweets read.
39% : According to Amnesty International, as of November, Iranian authorities were seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people in connection with the protests.
38% : The group urged the international community to call on Iranian authorities to "immediately halt all planned executions and stop using the death penalty as [a] tool of political repression against protesters in their desperate attempt to end the popular uprising."
37% :Iran Human Rights -- a nonprofit human rights organization with members inside and outside Iran -- said in a statement Thursday that Shekari was "denied access to his lawyer throughout the interrogation phase or legal proceedings," and that the hard-line Fars news agency aired his "forced confessions" hours after his execution.
36% :This is the first execution carried out in connection to the wave of unrest in Iran that erupted in September to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, 22.
30% : Shekari was accused of blocking a street in Tehran on Sept. 25 and injuring a Basij member with a machete, according to Mizan.
28% :Iran executed a man Thursday, state media reported, in the first known use of the death penalty linked to the anti-government protests that have gripped the country and challenged its clerical leadership since September.

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