The release of a video capturing a confrontation between a young woman and a cleric over compulsory hijab laws at Mehrabad Airport on Monday has triggered a wave of reactions on social media. The video shows the woman using the cleric’s turban as a scarf in protest.
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A human rights organization has released a list of 54 "security and political prisoners" sentenced to death in Iran. According to the list, at least 24 individuals have been sentenced to death in the Revolutionary and Criminal Courts of Tehran, while 20 others received death sentences in courts in the provinces of Khouzestan, Razavi Khorasan, West Azarbaijan, Sistan and Balouchestan, and Kordestan.
According to a new report by the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), published on Monday, the death sentences for these "security and political" prisoners have been upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court and their cases have been referred to the execution branch for implementation.
