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SAPO Notícias31 August 2026 at 20:37

Two women, one aged 20 and the other 43, were sentenced to death by a court in Isfahan, Iran, for having participated in the anti-government protests that took place in January.

The two protesters were accused of involvement in the protests that challenged the Tehran regime, in a wave of contestation that swept across the country in recent months.

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Two women sentenced to death for participating in anti-government protests in January

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