Iran’s supreme court accepts protester’s appeal against death sentence

Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh is accused of damaging public property during anti-government riots and waging war against God'

Iran's supreme court has accepted a protester's appeal against his death sentence for allegedly damaging public property during anti-government demonstrations, and sent his case back for review, the judiciary said on Saturday.

Sahand Noor Mohammadzadeh, 25, was arrested on 4 October and sentenced to death two months later on the charge of waging war against God" for allegedly trying to break a highway guardrail in Tehran and setting a rubbish bin on fire.