Iran\u0027s judiciary has sentenced three more anti\u002Dgovernment protesters to death on charges of \u0022waging war on God.\u0022
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Pope Francis on Monday condemned Iran for using the death penalty on demonstrators demanding greater respect for women. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday signaled the state has no intention of softening its position, saying in a televised speech that those who “set fire to public places have committed treason with no doubt.” Under Iran’s Islamic law, treason is punishable by death.Article content
Amnesty International said last month that Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 26 others in what it called “sham trials designed to intimidate protesters.”
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