Two Iranian women, Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani, were sentenced to death for alleged links to the anti-government protests that erupted in Iran in January. The sentences were handed down as part of separate legal proceedings, both related to incidents that occurred in the city of Isfahan.
Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani faced separate trials, but their cases are connected to the same period of demonstrations that shook the country. Iranian authorities have been imposing severe sentences on those suspected of involvement in the protests, including death penalties.
The January protests in Iran represent one of the most significant anti-government movements in the country in recent years. The authorities' repression of participants and those suspected of supporting the demonstrations has been the subject of international condemnation.
