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Iranian Anti-Government Demonstrators Indicted

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

Iranian judicial authorities have indicted protesters who had been arrested in recent weeks during anti-government demonstrations that rights groups say resulted in several deaths.

The chief justice of Kurdistan province Tuesday indicted 110 people.

The move came one day after Hossein Fazli Harikandi, the chief justice of Alborz province, issued indictments for 201 protesters.

In Qazvin province, the prosecutor said 55 protesters were being indicted.

Ali Salehi, the public prosecutor of Tehran, issued indictments for 315 people on charges of gathering and colluding with the intention of acting against the security of the country, propaganda against the system and disturbance of public order.

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