JAKARTA - Iranian judicial authorities have denied reports of death sentences being handed down to individuals involved in the country's massive protests.
According to a report by national media IRIB, the individual, Erfan Soltani, was detained on January 10 amid the protests and charged with participating in a conspiracy against the internal security of the country and spreading anti-government propaganda.
Reporting from Sputnik, Thursday, January 15, the punishment for the crime is imprisonment, not the death penalty, said IRIB, which also reported that Soltani is now being held in Karaj central prison, near Tehran.
Massive protests have taken place in a number of Iranian regions since late December 2025 amid concerns over soaring inflation due to the weakening of the rial currency.
The wave of protests has been growing since January 8 following a call from Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah of Iran who was overthrown in the 1979 revolution.
On the same day, internet access was reportedly blocked across Iran.
In a number of cities in Iran, protesters chanting anti-government slogans clashed with the police. There are reports that both security officers and protesters have been victims of casualties in this series of protests.
US President Donald Trump expressed his support for the Iranian people if necessary, and threatened to launch a major attack on Iran if the protesters were killed.
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