Iran executes second person after mass protests shook the country. 25 more are said to be next.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Iran has executed a second person linked to the human rights protests that have swept the country in recent months, and has published the names of 25 more who could follow, in a ramping up of punishments.
46% : Doctors and nurses in Iran told The Guardian last week that security forces are targeting women, firing at their faces, breasts and genitals with shotguns.
39% : Meanwhile, The Guardian reported on Monday that Iranian media had printed the names of 25 other people who faced the death penalty in connection with the protests.
38% : His death comes after Iran executed Mohsen Shekari last week, in the first known execution connected to the protests.
37% : Iran has repeatedly threatened to execute more prisoners in connection with the protests.
35% : Amnesty International said that his trial "bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial." Protests in Iran begin in September, when a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody after being arrested for not properly wearing a hijab, as required under Iran's strict laws.
35% : The UN said that as of late last month thousands of people had been detained for peacefully protesting in Iran, while around 300, including 40 children, have died.
31% : Witnesses told the court that they saw him do it, Mizan reported, but human rights groups have warned that Iran is conducting sham trials of protesters.
31% : Shekari was accused of blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member of Iran's security forces with a machete, according to the Associated Press.

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