Iran sentences man to death over social media posts, lawyer and rights groups say

Times of Israel5 November 2026, 20:17 UTCIran

Advocates say authorities arrested Amirhossein Mousavi in 2024 after learning he was behind critical X and Instagram accounts, tortured him into confessing he worked for Israel

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