{"id":309702,"date":"2026-01-15T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-claims-protester-not-sentenced-to-death-after-outcry-sky-news-coverage\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:00:10","slug":"iran-claims-protester-not-sentenced-to-death-after-outcry-sky-news-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-claims-protester-not-sentenced-to-death-after-outcry-sky-news-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran claims protester not sentenced to death after outcry | Sky News coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mmMdUVaq57E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran claims protester not sentenced to death after outcry | Sky News coverage\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mmMdUVaq57E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s judiciary is claiming that Erfan Soltani has been arrested during protests but not sentenced to death, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p>The judiciary \u200csays Soltani, currently held \u200bin the central penitentiary of Karaj, \u200dis being charged with &quot;colluding against the country&#8217;s internal security and \u200cpropaganda activities against \u2060the regime&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>But it says the \u200ddeath penalty does not apply to such charges if they are \u200bconfirmed by a court. <\/p>\n<p>A human rights group previously warned that Soltani had been sentenced to death, with the US State Department, saying on its Farsi language X account, that he would be the first protester executed, but not the last.<\/p>\n<p>However, this week, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Iran with action if it did go ahead and execute protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, one of Soltani&#8217;s family members told Sky News that he hadn&#8217;t been executed after he was scheduled to be hung Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Sky News website and app: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-latest-protests-live-13492391<\/p>\n<p>#IranNews #IranLatest #Iran<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s judiciary is claiming that Erfan Soltani has been arrested during protests but not sentenced to death, according to state media. The judiciary \u200csays Soltani, currently held \u200bin the central penitentiary of Karaj, \u200dis being charged with &quot;colluding against the country&#8217;s internal security and \u200cpropaganda activities against \u2060the regime&quot;. 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