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Iran executes another prisoner for alleged crime committed during the protests
A protester with an Iranian flag painted on her face participates in a torchlight procession in honour of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Oslo, Norway, Saturday, December 10, 2022

IRAN has executed a second prisoner who was detained and convicted amid nationwide protests, the country’s judiciary said yesterday.

State television showed footage purportedly showing the executed man, Majidreza Rahnavard, stabbing two security force members to death in the north-eastern city of Mashhad and wounding four others before running away on November 17.

Activists say that at least a dozen people have also been sentenced to death in closed-door hearings.

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