Iranian journalist Ruhollah Jam, who helped provoke large-scale protests against the government, was hanged by Iran on Saturday morning, state media reported. Jam, 47, was convicted of “corruption on earth” and sentenced to death in June 2020. The sentence was upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, shortly before the execution. Al Jazeera reported on Saturday that the vague accusation of “corruption on earth” was often used in “spying cases or attempts to overthrow the Iranian government.” He ran a site called Jam Amat News and co-founded a telegram channel that helped spread the word during the anti-regime protests that rocked Iran in 2017 and 2018. He was living abroad in Paris at the time, but returned to the Middle East and was arrested in Iraq by members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards. It is not clear why Jam returned to the region, but Karim Satjatpur, a senior colleague of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, tweeted on Saturday that Jam had been “drawn to Iraq (from France), abducted, taken to Iran, and tortured.” He is survived by a wife and two daughters. Ruholla Jama, a French social activist and disgruntled social media activist in Iran, was hanged. He was drawn to Iraq (from France), abducted, taken back to Iran, and tortured in confession. He is survived by a wife and two daughters. https://t.co/1lTng7dnaF— Kareem Satjadpur (adksadjadpour) December 12, 2020 The death sentence has drawn international condemnation. Amnesty International, an international human rights group, has argued that the bail sentence came from a “very unfair trial” and that his execution – hanged – was hastened “in a reprehensible attempt to avoid an international campaign to save his life” following the Supreme Court ruling. “With the execution of Ruholla Jam, Iranian authorities are silencing journalists by killing them along with criminal gangs and violent extremists,” Sheriff Mansour, project coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement on Saturday. “This is a cruel and shameful act that should not go unnoticed by the international community.” A three-year turmoil in the Iranian jam has drawn the wrath of the Iranian regime for its role in the protests almost three years ago. According to the CBJ, he used Amat News and Telegram to spread “embarrassing information about Iranian officials and the timing and location of the protests.” As demonstrations peaked in 2018, as Vauxhall’s Jack Beachchamp explained, the protests were triggered by outrage over the price of basic commodities – particularly eggs – but quickly escalated, including Iran’s widespread frustrations. The protests began in Mashad, Iran’s second largest city, but gained momentum as more people joined. According to Peach: these newcomers changed the charge of the struggle [Iranian President Hassan Rouhani] Poor economic performance to blame the Iranian government and political system even more widely. The protests then spread to dozens of cities and towns across Iran. By January 2, protests had been recorded in “almost every province” in the country, the Associated Press reported. The demonstrations targeted not only Rouhani’s presidency, but also the Islamic Republic – referring to the “death of the dictator” (referring to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei), and the “death of the revolutionary bodyguard” to Iran’s security forces. They also called on the government to support the Assad regime, questioning why Iran is spending money there when there are problems at home. Tens of thousands of people across the country protested against the theocratic Iranian rule, killing at least 21 people by security forces. President Donald Trump, who withdrew the United States from the 2015 joint comprehensive plan, better known as the Iran nuclear deal, tweeted in support of the protests at the time. “The big Iranian people have been oppressed for years,” he said. “They are hungry for food and freedom. Along with human rights, Iran’s wealth is being looted. Time for change! “Despite the Obama administration’s terrible deal with them, Iran is failing at every level. The great Iranian people have been oppressed for years. They are hungry for food and freedom. With human rights, Iran’s wealth is being plundered. – Time for change! 1, 2018 The protests finally subsided in January 2018, but remain one of the largest countries the country has seen since the 2009 Green Movement, which called for democratic reforms.At that time, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the 2018 protests on the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Some others mentioned in a filmed “apology” – probably a forced apology – jammed, which was shared by Iran ‘s Dasnim news agency after the journalist’s arrest. Jam left Iran after the protests of the ousted Green Movement. He was granted asylum in France and lived there until the capture of Iran in 2019. Recently, Iran has been ravaged by a number of more protests – first by sharply raising fuel prices in 2019, and then by Tehran by Iranian security forces following the destruction of a Ukrainian jetliner in 2020. The country also faced external pressure: only last month was the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizade, exacerbating regional tensions. President-elect Joe Biden has indicated that he plans to restart the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran – first held by President Barack Obama when Baden was vice president – after his inauguration, but Fakhrzedev’s death is seen by some analysts as a moderate good between the US and Iran. It is unclear what impact the bail execution will have on Iran’s already bad international reputation. Wrestler Naveed Afkari was hanged in September this year on charges of committing a heinous human rights violation by the country and killing a security guard during the same 2018 protests. “If I am hanged, an innocent person, despite all the strength he has to ask, you should know that he was hanged,” Afkari said before he died. The United States, in the midst of its own executions – some of the prisoners of the crime in question – have belatedly signaled its desire to continue to put pressure on Iran, especially on nuclear issues. In its statement on Saturday, Amnesty International called on the global community to take action. “The world must not remain silent as Iranian authorities are already carrying out brutal attacks on the right to life and liberty. [of] Unprecedented expression, “the panel said.” We call on the international community, including the Human Rights Council and EU member states, to take immediate action to pressure Iranian officials to stop using the death penalty as a weapon of political repression. “Will you help keep Vox free for everyone? 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