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Written by Rahel Philipose, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2020 11:02:51 pm Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, speaks during his trial in Tehran, Iran, on June 2, 2020. Photo taken on June 2, 2020. …

Ruhollah Zam was charged with “corruption on earth” and sentenced to death in June. (AFP) Tehran: Iran on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was involved in anti-government protests, state television said. The station said “counterrevolutionary” Zam was hanged the …