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It
did not say when the trial would take place or identify the men,
but Iran’s judiciary in July suspended the execution of
Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi.
Those three were arrested during protests in November 2019 over
gasoline price hikes that quickly turned political, with
protesters demanding that top officials step down.
Human rights activists had said the death sentences initially
handed to the three men had been aimed at intimidating future
protesters.
The judiciary’s decision to suspend the sentences, which were
passed earlier this year, followed public anger that included
the social media hashtag #do_not_execute.
(Reporting by Shahrzad Faramarzi; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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