"I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately, and four will be sentenced to one month in prison."
"I very much appreciate that Iran, and its leaders, respected my request, as President of the United States, and terminated the planned execution."
"Rights groups have said Hemmati has been sentenced to death in connection with large, widespread protests in January that were suppressed with a massive and deadly state crackdown."
"Iran's judiciary denied it and asserted that none of the women faced the death penalty."
US President Donald Trump announced that eight Iranian women, initially reported to be facing execution, would not be killed following his appeal to Iran. Trump stated that four women would be released immediately, while four would serve one month in prison. However, Iran's judiciary denied that any of the women faced the death penalty. The situation arose from claims made by a US-based activist regarding the women's fate, which could not be verified. Rights groups have linked some of the women to protests suppressed by the Iranian government.
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