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   From: NOT-SURE@idiocracy.gov   
      
   On 11/15/22 8:05 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   > We’ve reported on the ongoing protests in Iran following the death of   
   > 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, reportedly from being beaten while in custody   
   > following her arrest for “unsuitable attire.”  Late in October, the   
   > Biden Administration announced it was levying sanctions against 14   
   > Iranian officials in response to the government’s crackdown.   
   >   
   > Apparently unfazed by this, the Iranian parliament has elected to crack   
   > down even harder, voting last Tuesday to execute the 15,000 protesters   
   > who have been arrested.   
   >   
   > 	This is horrifying. The Iranian parliament votes overwhelmingly   
   > 	(227-63) to execute the 15,000 protesters they already   
   > 	arrested.   
   >   
   > 	These were peaceful protestors simply seeking the right to   
   > 	basic justice and autonomy. Unacceptable and barbaric.   
   > 	https://t.co/7mMd2hIwTb   
   >   
   > 	— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) November 14, 2022   
   >   
   > Per Newsweek:   
   >   
   > 	Iranian lawmakers have, in recent days, called for strict   
   > 	punishments for the protesters who have been arrested. On   
   > 	Monday, CNN reported that a letter signed by 227 members of   
   > 	the Iranian parliament urged that the protesters be given   
   > 	harsh punishment that “would serve as a good lesson in the   
   > 	shortest possible time.”   
   >   
   > 	“Now, the public, even protesters who are not supportive of   
   > 	riots, demand from the judiciary and security institutions to   
   > 	deal with the few people who have caused disturbances in a   
   > 	firm, deterrent, and legal manner,” Iranian government   
   > 	spokesman Masoud Setayeshi said, according to Reuters.   
   >   
   > 	On Tuesday, parliament did just that, voting to impose the   
   > 	death penalty on all protesters in custody as a “hard lesson”   
   > 	for all rebels. The majority in favor of the penalty was   
   > 	considerable, 227 out of the 290 total members, matching the   
   > 	number of lawmakers who signed the letter.   
   >   
   > Their preferred method of “deal[ing] with the few people who have   
   > caused disturbances” has (understandably) sparked outrage. Following   
   > the letter calling for harsh punishment to “serve as a good lesson,”   
   > journalist Omid Memarian called on the world to respond.   
   >   
   > 	Outrageous! After killing 100s of protesters on the streets   
   > 	& a violent crackdown, 227 MPs in Iran called the protesters   
   > 	“Mohareb” & asked the judiciary to issue “retribution”   
   > 	sentences [execution]. The world should respond. Dangerous!   
   > 	#MahsaAmini #????_????? #IranRevoIution   
   > 	pic.twitter.com/CBdyE6mStS   
   >   
   > 	— Omid Memarian (@Omid_M) November 6, 2022   
   >   
   > Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad called on the world to   
   > “stop this act of terror.”   
   >   
   > 	227 members of the 290-seat Parliament in Iran have called on   
   > 	the Judiciary to issue death sentences for people arrested   
   > 	during the ongoing uprising.They want to execute innocent   
   > 	protesters who chanted Woman Life Freedom.   
   >   
   > 	The world must stop this act of terror.#MahsaAmini   
   > 	pic.twitter.com/NoaCcG1n6h   
   >   
   > 	— Masih Alinejad ??? (@AlinejadMasih) November 6, 2022   
   >   
   > On Monday, a Revolutionary Court in Tehran issued the first death   
   > sentence to a protestor. Per the BBC:   
   >   
   > 	A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a   
   > 	person arrested for taking part in the protests that have   
   > 	engulfed the country, state media say.   
   >   
   > 	A Revolutionary Court in Tehran found the defendant, who was   
   > 	not named, had set fire to a government facility and was   
   > 	guilty of “enmity against God”.   
   >   
   > 	Another court jailed five people for between five and 10 years   
   > 	on national security and public order charges.   
   >   
   > 	A human rights group warned authorities might be planning   
   > 	“hasty executions”.   
   >   
   > 	At least 20 people are currently facing charges punishable by   
   > 	death, Norway-based Iran Human Rights said, citing official   
   > 	reports.   
   >   
   > Also on Monday, the White House issued the following statement from   
   > National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan regarding the continued   
   > crackdown:   
   >   
   > 	We are deeply concerned about reports from Iran of mass   
   > 	arrests, sham trials, and now a death sentence for protesters   
   > 	voicing legitimate demands against a government that   
   > 	systematically denies basic dignity and freedom to its people.   
   > 	The reported death sentence comes at the same time as the   
   > 	political prisoner Hossein Ronaghi was reportedly transferred   
   > 	from Evin prison to a hospital in Tehran after reports of   
   > 	torture. The eyes of the world are on Iran. The human rights   
   > 	abuses inflicted by its government must not go without   
   > 	consequence. The hundreds of protestors already killed at the   
   > 	hands of Iranian state authorities deserve justice. The   
   > 	torture and mistreatment of political prisoners like Mr.   
   > 	Ronaghi must cease. The United States, standing with our   
   > 	partners and allies around the world, will continue to pursue   
   > 	accountability for those responsible for these abuses through   
   > 	sanctions and other means. We welcome the new sanctions adopted   
   > 	today by the European Union and the United Kingdom against 29   
   > 	Iranian individuals and three entities involved in the violent   
   > 	crackdown on protestors. The United States stands staunchly   
   > 	with the Iranian people and their demands.   
   >   
   > The EU sanctions referred to by Sullivan were announced Monday morning:   
   >   
   > 	BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday   
   > 	slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals   
   > 	and three organisations, in response to what it has condemned   
   > 	as Tehran’s widespread use of force against peaceful   
   > 	protesters.   
   >   
   > 	“We stand with the Iranian people and support their right to   
   > 	protest peacefully and voice their demands and views freely,”   
   > 	EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.   
   > 	   
   > The unrest in Iran continues amid accusations by the Iranian government   
   > that it is being fomented by foreign powers and apparent attempts to   
   > rearm Houthi rebels in Yemen, though U.S. Naval forces interrupted part   
   > of this effort last week, as we reported.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Let's go Brandon!   
   >   
      
   Iran is run by Genocidal Psychopaths...   
      
      
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   -That's karma-   
      
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