Article 67ZN8 Iran to execute mentally ill man for allegedly burning Qur’an during protest

Iran to execute mentally ill man for allegedly burning Qur’an during protest

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Maryam Foumani and Patrick Wintour
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Rights groups say Javad Rouhi, who was sentenced on charges including apostasy, was tortured so badly he can no longer speak

A 35-year-old man from a small village in northern Iran has been sentenced to death on charges including apostasy for allegedly burning a Qur'an and insulting holy things" during the early phase of the protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Javad Rouhi has not been entitled to a lawyer of his choice in court and suffers from a severe mental illness. Human rights groups say he was tortured so terribly in a detention centre run by the feared Revolutionary Guards that he lost his ability to speak and walk, and became incontinent.

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