IranWire reports that the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz sentenced Mojtaba Dehbendi and Kianoush Hamzeh-Azari to death in a case linked to the January protests, with a central charge of providing medical assistance to injured demonstrators. The details of the trial and charges have not been independently verified.
The death sentences reported by IranWire mark the latest in a series of harsh judicial actions against participants in the January protests in Iran. The Revolutionary Court in Shiraz convicted Mojtaba Dehbendi and Kianoush Hamzeh-Azari, with the prosecution's central allegation being that they provided medical care to wounded protesters. Providing medical assistance to protesters has been criminalized by Iranian authorities, who have prosecuted doctors and civilians who treated the injured. As The Zioneer has reported, dozens of protesters have been sentenced to death or executed since the crackdown began, including for offenses such as arson and killing police officers. The case of Dehbendi and Hamzeh-Azari highlights the regime's targeting of humanitarian aid during the protests. The report is based on a single source, IranWire, and the details of the trial proceedings remain unconfirmed.
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