Hardliner Cleric Calls For Tougher Sentences Against Protesters

Hardliner Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami delivering a sermon during Tehran’s Friday prayer on October 21, 2022
Hardliner Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami delivering a sermon during Tehran’s Friday prayer on October 21, 2022

Firebrand Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami has called on Iran's judiciary to take tougher measures against people attending antigovernment protests, ignited by the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman.