Iran’s Top Court Halts Death Sentence of Young Protesters

Iran’s Top Court Halts Death Sentence of Young Protesters
People protest against increased gas price, on a highway in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 16, 2019. (Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran suspended the execution of three young men who participated in a November protest after the country’s Supreme Court decided to review their case, state TV reported on Sunday.

An appeals court had upheld their death sentence over leading riots, committing robbery, and sending video of their activities to foreign media. But lawyers for the three expressed hope that a new review of the case would lead to a “nullification” of the death sentence.