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Iran’s Supreme Court upholds death sentence for a fruit seller arrested in connection with nationwide protests

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Marefati was convicted in March 2026 by an Islamic revolutionary court in Tehran on charges alleging participation in activities against national security, entering religious sites with the intent to destroy them, and participating in the burning of a mosque and a religious seminary.

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