Iran upholds death sentence against France-based journalist it caught last year

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Tuesday its Supreme Court had upheld a death sentence against a high-profile dissident journalist who was captured last year in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, after years in exile in France.

Ruhollah Zam, whose Amadnews social media feed had more than 1 million followers, was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017.

https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-journalist/iran-upholds-death-sentence-against-france-based-journalist-it-caught-last-year-idUSKBN28I0UR?il=0

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