Iran hit with sanctions over first protester execution

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57% : A protestor with red tears painted on her face during a rally in support of the demonstrations in Iran, in Toulouse, south-western France, on December 3 - Charly TRIBALLEAUIran was slapped with new sanctions Friday and activists called for fresh protests after the Islamic republic carried out its first execution over demonstrations that have shaken the regime for nearly three months.
52% : "In countering riots, Iran has shown utmost restraint and, unlike many Western regimes...
45% : Iran has employed proportionate and standard anti-riot methods," its foreign ministry said.
42% : According to Amnesty, Iran executes more people annually than any nation other than China.
39% : At least a dozen other people are currently at risk of execution after being sentenced to hang in connection with the protests, human rights groups warned.
36% : Iran said it was exercising "utmost restraint" in the face of the protests that flared over the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, after her arrest for an alleged breach of the country's strict dress code for women.
34% :Western governments, which had already imposed waves of sanctions against Iran over the protest crackdown, also expressed anger.
32% :European diplomats said the EU was also set to impose more punitive measures on Iran over the crackdown that has killed at least 458 people, including more than 60 children, according to Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights (IHR).
32% :Iran has defended its response to the protests and accused the West of hypocrisy.
31% : Britain announced sanctions against 30 targets, including officials in Iran whom it accused of pursuing "egregious sentences" against protesters.

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