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Iran sentences 20-year-old protester to death, twin sister to 36 years in prison
HRANA said the group received 256 years in prison as family members alleged torture and forced confessions during the case.
- The Isfahan Revolutionary Court sentenced 20-year-old Taraneh Rahimi to death for her alleged role in anti-regime protests, while her twin sister, Romina Rahimi, received a 36-year prison sentence.
- Masked men detained the sisters when they were 19, attending high school and living with their mother, about a month after they participated in Isfahan demonstrations, their family reported.
- Relatives allege the twins endured torture at Dowlatabad Prison, citing visible injuries including bruising and hair loss; Taraneh told the court her confessions were obtained under duress.
- Both sisters are among 16 defendants prosecuted in the "Isfahan Shohada Square" case, where 10 defendants received death sentences and the group collectively received 256 years in prison.
- Records from The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center show 901 executions during the first seven months of 2026, including 56 for political or national-security charges, as Iran has sharply increased capital punishment.
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