Iran has executed at least 2,000 people over the past year. In an audio recording from prison, Amini described herself as an innocent girl and asked for others to serve as her voice to the outside world.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Iran Sentences Woman to Death for Social Media Post
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A legal tribunal in Tehran has mandated capital punishment and a 12 year prison term for Najmeh Amini, a 23 year old accounting student whose digital posts insulted the Prophet. Amini was arrested during protests in January, and her defense argued that the remarks were written while she was hallucinating due to mushroom consumption. The judge rejected this defense, questioning why the student's hallucinations did not include similar insults directed at Israel or America.
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