'Fire under the ashes': why executions are not stopping Iranian protesters – video explainer
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It has been more than four months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran's 'morality police' sparked waves of protests across the country. After mass arrests, the Iranian regime has now begun executing people connected to the protests in what the UN human rights office has called ‘unfair trials based on forced confessions’. As concern grows for those demanding change in Iran, journalist Deepa Parent explains what we know about the executions so far – and how they have created a 'fire under the ashes' by fuelling protesters' anger