Iran's judiciary indicts three foreigners for espionage and working against the country's national security
The protests mark one of the boldest challenges to the country's leadership since its 1979 revolution.
The decision was announced by the judiciary spokesperson on Tuesday, according to the Student News Network , a semi-official news outlet.Iran has accused foreign adversaries of fomenting unrest which erupted in Iran three months ago after the death in detention of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by morality police enforcing the country's mandatory dress code laws.
Two men aged 23 have already been executed over the protests, but campaigners fear dozens more risk being hanged. The death sentence was issued by a Revolutionary Court in the provincial capital of Sari after convicting him of the capital charges of "corruption on earth" and "enmity against God," it added.IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam told AFP news agency that based on available information, Mohammadifard appeared to be the youngest person yet sentenced to death over the protests.
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