November 17, 2022
Death penalty protest made to Iran
Posted On November 17, 2022
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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says Aotearoa New Zealand has expressed deep concern to Iran at the death sentences imposed on four people in connection with anti-government protests.
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says Aotearoa New Zealand has expressed deep concern to Iran at the death sentences imposed on four people in connection with anti-government protests.
She says as a democratic society founded on the Treaty of Waitangi, Aotearoa New Zealand defends freedom of speech and the right to protest – and it has long stood against the death penalty.
“The application of the death penalty, we’ve said that’s not something a country like New Zealand can support at all, ever,” Minister Mahuta says.