Iranian decision to execute Swedish dual national sparks backlash

Reports that the Islamic Republic is set to execute the scientist came as a Swedish court prepares to sentence a former Iranian official in connection to the killing of thousands of political prisoners in his country in 1988. 
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(From 2ndL) Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois, Flemish Parliament chairman Jan Peumans, Vida Mehrannia, an interpreter and VUB rector Caroline Pauwels hold a a press conference on June 26, 2018, at the Flemish Parliament in Brussels regarding Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali, who received the death penalty for espionage in Iran without a fair trial. - MAARTEN WEYNANTS/AFP via Getty Images
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Iranians took to social media to draw the world's attention to the Islamic Republic's plans to send a Swedish-Iranian national to the gallows for espionage.

The reactions followed a report by the official ISNA news agency indicating that Iran would implement the death penalty for Ahmad-Reza Djalali by May 21.

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