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Update: Iranian regime turns to public executions in attempt to quell continuing unrest


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Prominent conservative politician Ali Larijani warns against ‘rigid response’ after month of unrest

 

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The first cracks have started to appear among Iran’s political elite over the country’s month-long women-led protests, with a senior figure calling for a re-examination of the enforcement of compulsory hijab law and an acknowledgment that the protests have deep political roots, and are not simply the product of US or Israeli agitation.

 

The call for restraint came from Ali Larijani, a former speaker of the Iranian parliament and an impeccable establishment figure. His tone contrasted with a continued uncompromising line on Wednesday from the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, parliament and security forces, as well as concerted efforts to undermine the credibility of the family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died after being arrested by morality police last month, sparking a wave of protests across the country.

 

Protesters had called for a mass rally in Tehran on Wednesday after violence overnight in the capital and in the Kurdish towns of Sanandaj, Saqez, Bukan and Dehgolan. Many shops remained shut in protest against the regime, while a demonstration led by the Tehran bar association was broken up by security forces.

 

 

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The main prison in Tehran that houses political prisoners is ablaze with quite a bit of gunfire being heard.

 

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Videos show the large fire at Evin detention centre, known for holding political prisoners.

 

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A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, with footage posted online showing flames and smoke billowing from the area.

 

Gun shots and alarms have been reported as coming from the jail, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.

 

An official quoted by state media said "troubles" involving "criminal elements" were to blame for the blaze.

 

The fire comes as Iran continues to be rocked by its most intense unrest in decades.

 

Protests have been taking place in at least a dozen cities across the country once again on Saturday.

 

 

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The Iranian regime has decided to turn to public executions in an attempt to quell the civil unrest:

 

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Human rights group warns death of Majidreza Rahnavard ‘a significant escalation of violence against protesters’

 

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Fears are growing that Iran is preparing to execute scores more protesters after authorities hanged a 23-year-old man from a crane, in a public killing carried out less than a month after he was arrested and following a secretive trial.

 

Majidreza Rahnavard was sentenced to death by a court in the city of Mashhad, a centre of the protests, for allegedly killing two members of the paramilitary Basij force and wounding four others. The Basij, affiliated with the country’s feared Revolutionary Guards, has been at the forefront of the state crackdown.

 

The pro-government Mizan news agency published a collage of images of Rahnavard hanging from a metal crane, his hands and feet bound, a black bag over his head. Masked security force members stood guard in front of concrete and metal barriers that held back a crowd early on Monday morning.

 

Rahnavard was not allowed to choose his own lawyer, challenge the evidence against him or ask for the trial to be held in public.

 

Iranian activist network 1500tasvir said Rahnavard’s mother was allowed to visit him the night before he was hanged. Neither was aware of his imminent execution, according to the group, which posted a photo on Twitter of the two hugging and smiling.

 

 

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