21-year-old man hanged in Iran for participating in anti-government protests

He was arrested during anti-government protests last January and was hanged in Dastgard Prison in Isfahan.

Baishak 18, 2083

Kantipur Reporter

21-year-old man hanged in Iran for participating in anti-government protests

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The Iranian government has executed a 21-year-old man from Isfahan. According to BBC Persian , the 21-year-old Sasan Azadvar Jongani has been hanged. 

He was arrested during anti-government protests in January. He was hanged in Dastgard prison in Isfahan. 

His family told the human rights website HRANA that his funeral was held in a secure area on Thursday afternoon. Only 10 of his relatives were allowed to attend the funeral. 

The judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that Sasan Azadvar Jongani threw stones at a minibus carrying security officials and attacked them with sticks and broke the windows of the vehicle during a protest aimed at changing the regime in January. 

According to the Iranian judiciary, before participating in the rally, he confessed to people around him that he had invited his friends to take to the streets with the aim of changing the regime. 

Meanwhile, human rights activists say they have not been informed about Azadwar's detention status, his access to a lawyer, and the circumstances under which the confession was taken. 

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