Journalist Ruhollah Zam was executed by Iranian authorities on Saturday. Photo: Mizan News Agency / WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
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Iran executes former opposition figure and journalist Ruhollah Zam
- Amnesty International, in a statement after his verdict was confirmed, described Zam as a ‘journalist and dissident’
- Zam was charged with ‘corruption on earth’ – one of the most serious offences under Iranian law – and sentenced to death in June
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Journalist Ruhollah Zam was executed by Iranian authorities on Saturday. Photo: Mizan News Agency / WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters