Iran suspends execution of three anti-government protesters in death row

Trio who participated in November demonstrations received public support following request of retrialIran’s supreme court has agreed to suspend the executions of three men on death row for their participation in anti-government protests in November, whose sentences sparked an online outcry last week.Lawyers for the trio – Saeed Tamjidi, 26, Mohammad Rajabi, 28, and Amirhossein Moradi, 26 – said in a statement on Sunday the country’s supreme court had agreed to examine the men’s application for a retrial. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/19/iran-suspends-execution-of-three-anti-government-protesters-in-death-row #iran #world_news #turkey #middle_east_and_north_africa #donald_trump #amnesty_international #protest