TEHRAN: The Iranian Supreme Court has accepted an appeal against rapper Saman Seydi Yassin's death sentence, while upholding the same decision against another protester, the judiciary announced on Saturday.

During the anti-government protests, Yasin, a Kurd who raps about inequality, oppression and unemployment, was accused of attempting to kill security personnel, setting rubbish bins on fire and firing three times in the air . He denied these allegations.

Last week, Yasin's mother pleaded for help in a video to save her son. In a video shared on social media, he asked, "Where in the world have you seen a loved one's life being taken for a dustbin?"

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The judiciary's Mizan news agency later issued a statement claiming that only Yasin's appeal had been accepted, contrary to the court's initial claim that it had accepted the appeals of Yasin and another protester.

The agency reported that the Supreme Court of Iran's Public Relations Department changed its report to write, "The appeal of Mohammad Kubdloo has not been accepted. The Supreme Court has accepted the appeal of Saman Sayyedi."

In its original statement, it cited weaknesses in the investigation as the reason for the decision and said the case has been sent back to the court for a retrial.

During the protests, Kabadlu is accused of running down a police officer and injuring five other people with his car.

In mid-September, unrest spread throughout Iran as a result of the custodial death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman who was detained by morality police who were enforcing the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.

Videos shared on social media late on Saturday, the 100th day of the protests, appeared to show nighttime demonstrations in the capital Tehran, Mashhad in the northeast, Karaj west of Tehran, and Sanandaj in the northwest, which is administrative Center of Kurdistan province.

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Death to the dictator and death to (Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei" were the chants of the protesters as they braved the rain and snow. The video could not be immediately verified by Reuters.

An announcement was made on Saturday after the Supreme Court suspended for 10 days the death sentence of protester Mahan Sadrat. He was accused of several crimes including stabbing a security guard and setting a motorcycle on fire.

Iran executed two protesters earlier this month: 23-year-old Majid Reza Rahnavard, who was accused of fatally stabbing two Basij members, and 23-year-old Mohsen Shekhri, who was accused of blocking a major road in September. and was accused of stabbing a Basij member.

Both executions took place in public and from a construction crane.

Amnesty International urged the international community to put pressure on Iran to stop Kabadloo's execution and "to prevent Iran's death machinery from claiming another victim, while (the) world's attention is celebrating the festive season". is on."

Iranian authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 26 individuals, Amnesty claimed, in "sham trials designed to intimidate participants in the popular uprising that shook Iran". .

All those who were on death row, it was claimed, were denied the right to a vigorous defense and access to lawyers of their choice. Rights organizations claim that defendants must rely on state-appointed lawyers who provide little defense for their clients.

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As of Friday, 506 protesters, including 69 minors, had died, according to the rights organization HRANA.

According to the report, 66 members of the security forces were also killed. It claimed that 18,516 protesters may have been detained. According to officials, more than 300 people, including security personnel, have been killed in the unrest.