🔶 The US Deputy Secretary of State calls for an end to the execution of protesters and the release of political prisoners

The U.S. Department of State, in a statement issued with sharp criticism of the increase in the execution of death sentences in Iran, called for an immediate halt to the punishment of protesters and the release of all political prisoners.

Riley Barnes, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, with an emphasis on support for the basic rights of Iranian citizens, said: «We condemn the execution of their own citizens by the [Iranian] regime—brave Iranian youth who dared to raise their voices. We stand with the people of Iran in their demand for the release of all political prisoners and the end of executions of individuals who have been punished solely for their peaceful use of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The world is watching.»