Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post

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According to The Guardian, 23-year-old student Najmeh Amini, currently held in Mashhad’s Vakilabad prison, has been sentenced to death on charges of 'sab ol-nabi' (insulting the prophet). She was also sentenced to over 12 years in prison in a separate case for acting against national security and spreading propaganda. Sources close to her family told Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) that her arrest followed monitoring by Iran’s Cyber Police. In an audio recording, Amini appealed for international intervention. Her defense argued that the remarks were made while hallucinating, but the presiding judge rejected the claim. Rights groups warn that Iranian authorities are increasingly using capital punishment to suppress dissent.