https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-student-najmeh-amini-faces-death-sentence-for-online-postContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-student-najmeh-amini-faces-death-sentence-for-online-posthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-student-najmeh-amini-faces-death-sentence-for-online-post#u134729Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:46:08 +0000An Iranian court sentenced 23-year-old accounting student Najmeh Amini to death for blasphemy following a social media post. Amini has the option to appeal the ruling. Human rights organizations have raised alarms over the sentence, citing potential mistreatment of the student and a broader pattern of state violence. These groups report that the Tehran regime has executed at least 600 people this year as a means to suppress political and social dissent.Why it mattersThe case highlights the use of capital punishment for online speech in Iran. It occurs amid a reported surge in executions target