Amnesty warns Iran's protest crackdown could target minors with death sentences
TL;DR
Amnesty International warns that in Iran, around 30 detainees from January protests are at risk of execution after expedited trials, with eight already sentenced to death including two 17-year-olds; rights groups allege torture and denial of legal counsel in the process, and say the true number at risk may be higher.
- Amnesty: Iran sentences 30 to death, including minors The Jerusalem Post
- Iran: Children among 30 people at risk of the death penalty amid expedited grossly unfair trials connected to uprising Amnesty International
- 30 people in Iran face death penalty after protests, Amnesty says South China Morning Post
- Seven sentenced to death in Iran protest fire case ایران اینترنشنال
- Dozens of protesters sentenced to death in Iran, says rights group Middle East Eye
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