- As Iran enters its eighth week of public unrest following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the country's Revolutionary Court issued its first known death sentence over participation in the anti-regime protests.As Iran enters its eighth week of public unrest following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the country's Revolutionary Court issued its first known death sentence on Sunday over participation in the anti-regime protests.According to the judiciary's website Mizan Online, the unidentified accused set a government building on fire, and was sentenced on the charge of "disturbing public order and comfort, community and colluding to commit a crime against national security."At least 326 people have been killed in one of the largest sustained challenges to Iran's regime since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to Norway-based nongovernmental organization Iran Human Rights.Ramin Forouzandeh, an Iranian PhD candidate based in Toronto, told CNBC that while he believes lawmakers have the "'desire' to hang every protester," they fear that doing so will ignite more serious waves of protests."