Execution of condemned Iranian protester postponed, family told
by Deepa Parent and William Christou from on (#72TSD)
Family stayed up until dawn waiting for news of Erfan Soltani who was due to be executed on Wednesday
The family of Erfan Soltani, the first Iranian protester sentenced to death since the current unrest began, have been told his execution has been postponed.
Soltani, a 26-year-old clothing shop employee, was arrested in Karaj, a city north-west of Tehran, last Thursday after participating in protests and was due to be executed on Wednesday, according to rights groups.
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