Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post

Najmeh Amini, a 23-year-old accounting student, has been sentenced to death in Iran for blasphemy following a social media post that allegedly insulted the prophet. Currently held in Vakilabad prison in Mashhad, Amini also faces over 12 years of imprisonment across separate revolutionary and criminal court cases. Human rights groups have raised alarms regarding the Tehran regime's increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, noting that at least 600 executions have occurred this year.