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Iran Sentences Protester to Death Over Alleged Support for Hostile Governments

Iranian protester Mehdi Nami was sentenced to death after a Tehran court accused him of allegedly acting for hostile governments

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Iran Sentences Protester to Death Over Alleged Support for Hostile Governments

Mehdi Nami, detained during Iran’s January 2026 protests, has been sentenced to death by a Tehran Revolutionary Court on charges of “operating in favor of hostile governments,” according to the rights group HRANA. The case comes amid an intensified crackdown on dissent, with Iranian authorities using national-security accusations against protesters and activists. Rights organizations have repeatedly criticized such proceedings, citing allegations of torture, forced confessions, limited access to lawyers, and unfair trials. Nami’s sentence could face appeal under Iran’s system

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