Iran executes protester

Authorities publicly hanged him on Monday from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.

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December 12, 2022 - 5:19 PM

Protesters wear portraits of Majid Reza Rahnavard, 23, and Mohsen Shekari, 23, both of whom were recently executed by Iranian authorities, during a demonstration by supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran outside the German Foreign Ministry on Dec. 12, 2022, in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images/TNS)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed a second prisoner detained and convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s theocracy. 

Authorities publicly hanged him on Monday from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others. The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two paramilitaries after purportedly becoming angry about security forces killing protesters. 

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