On Tuesday, a message was posted on the X account of Iranian journalist and human rights activist Kianoosh Sanjari, stating that if four political prisoners were not released by the following evening, Sanjari would end his own life in protest against the regime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

By Wednesday evening, two more messages had been published, reaffirming Sanjari's resolve to carry out his plan. Minutes later, Sanjari's death was confirmed by political and civil activists at the scene. The full details of the incident remain unclear.

Sanjari, who was 42 years old, had endured numerous imprisonments and detentions by the Islamic Republic since the age of 17.

In a 2022 interview, previously unpublished due to the events surrounding the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code and the ensuing protests, DW had asked........

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