US President-elect Joe Biden's national security advisor, Jake Sullivan condemned, today, Monday, the execution of Iranian opposition journalist Ruhollah Zam, describing it as a horrific violation to human rights, threatening the Tehran regime in his first statements against Iran.
“Iran’s execution of Ruhollah Zam, a journalist who was denied due process and sentenced for exercising his universal rights, is another horrifying human rights violation by the Iranian regime. We will join our partners in calling out and standing up to Iran’s abuses,” Sullivan said on Twitter.
Zam, who was convicted of inciting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed earlier Saturday, according to Iran’s semi-official Noor News Agency.
On Tuesday, Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentence against Zam. He was arrested in 2019 after spending years in exile.
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