Iran executes anti-government protester

A mobile phone shows a Tweet about the hanging Mohsen Shekari. Source: AFP / AFP via Getty Images
Iran says it has conducted the first known execution in response to the recent anti-government protests. A 23-year-old man was hanged after being found guilty by a revolutionary court of “waging war against God”. Australia's Foreign Minister has described the execution as "deeply disturbing."
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