Iran: Post-Election Protester's Death Sentence Upheld
Re-Trial Denied By Supreme Court - (29 July 2010) A post-election protester's death sentence has been upheld in an appeals court in Tehran, according to his lawyer. Jafar Kazemi's lawyer, Nasim Ghanavi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that her client's sentence has been upheld and that Branch 31 of the Supreme Court has also turned down a re-trial request. Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Appeals Courts, presided by Judge Zargar, issued the ruling.