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Iran's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence against a fruit seller arrested in connection with nationwide protests, Voice of America reported on November 2, 2026. The man, named in the report as Marefati, was convicted in March 2026 by an Islamic revolutionary court in Tehran on charges including participating in activities against national security, entering religious sites with intent to destroy them, and taking part in the burning of a mosque and a religious seminary. The excerpt gives no response from Iranian authorities.