At least 90 protesters detained in Iran face execution or life-threatening charges, CBC News has learned | CBC News

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At least 90 protesters detained in Iran face execution or life-threatening charges, CBC News has learnedActivists are urging families to publicize the names of detained protesters and put pressure on the regimeThis month, a list was shared with CBC News from inside Iran, of the names of protesters who face execution by regime authorities.He wants you to know her name to protect herThe vast majority of these individuals are accused by the regime of "waging war against God" and "corruption on earth" — crimes punishable by death under the Islamic Republic's sharia law.Many parliamentarians and senators in countries like Germany, Austria and France are amplifying the stories of those who have been detained and are lobbying Iranian ambassadors for their release.Treatment of unidentified prisonersIranian-Canadian activist Golsa Golestaneh, who focuses on fact-checking and propaganda, says the two men were "executed in silence" because the regime is often able to "distort the truth" by amplifying false charges and convictions of detained prisoners.Kurdish human rights activist Soran Mansournia, who works on identifying prisoners and those killed by the regime, is urging families to come forward and publish the names of their loved ones."

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