it s kind of it s dangerous for our future work with our partners overseas. martha: a great point. why would they help us next time? thanks, brett. good to see you. so breaking today in iran, the public execution of an anti government protester hung from a construction crane, this is generally how they do their executions in iran less than a month after being accused of killing two security force members during a demonstration. trey yingst live in jerusalem with more on iran s swift crackdown on these protesters. trey? good afternoon. as anti-government demonstrations continue across iran, the islamic republic put to death a second person linked to the protests. he was publicly executed today after being convicted of killing two members of a paramilitary force. the execution drew international
are saying these are contrived allegationed, that these are carried out in kangaroo courts with little due process. in fact, his excuse according to activists has one purpose and one only. it is a tool of repression. it is intended to intimidate, terrify, scare protesters from taking to the streets against the government again. he s not the only one. this is the second protester who was executed. the first was just four days ago and the fears are there are more of these so-called excuses coming. amn amnesty international says there are 17 others right now who are peshlly facing the death penalty and you can expect that face paced speed again, but protesters say this will not terrify them. this will not stop them. jake? it s just, so horrific. is there any sign that this latest public execution is working to deter any iranian from stop protesting? understandably so, of course. i think if you re an
public prayer for an end to russia s war when he suddenly stopped. he broke down in tears. it took about 30 seconds before he could resume. meantime, in afghanistan, a u.n. human rights leader expressing serious concerns about what s happening under taliban rule. noting that women and girls right now are continuing to be systematically excluded from virtually all aspects of life. this u.n. leader also condemninged a public execution that happened this week. the taliban s first in afghanistan since taking power last year. last month the taliban ordered judges to fully impose sharia law, a move that has raised fears among human rights advocates. it s still bad but maybe not as bad as before. what a new inflation report is telling us about rising prices. next.
A man convicted of murder was shot by his victim's father in the Taliban's first public execution since their return to power in Afghanistan.