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FILE – Iranians protest a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini’s death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Sept. 20, 2022, in this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran. Iranâ€™s atomic energy agency alleged Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, that hackers acting on behalf of an unidentified foreign country broke into a subsidiaryâ€™s network and had free access to its email system. Sunday’s hack comes as Iran continues to face nationwide unrest first sparked by the Sept. 16 death of Amini. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests

Iran says it has executed a prisoner convicted of a crime allegedly committed during the country’s ongoing nationwide protests.

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Dione, left, and Mayumi wish each others before the start of the Miss Trans Northeast 22, beauty pageant in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. In a celebration of gender diversity and creative expression, a beauty pageant in eastern Indian state of Assam brought dozens of transgender models on stage in Guwahati. Sexual minorities across India have gained a degree of acceptance especially in big cities and transgender people were given equal rights as a third gender in 2014. But prejudice against them persists and the community continues to face discrimination and rejection by their families. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) GTI109 GTI109

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Two women walk in a rainy weather at Tajrish bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Confusion over the status of Iranâ€™s religious police grew as state media cast doubt on reports the force had been shut down. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) VAH103 VAH103

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Representative-elect Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) outside the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 29, 2022. In the weeks after his election, Frost, the youngest member of the incoming House, has learned just how different his lifestyle and perspective is from his older colleagues’. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) XNYT159 XNYT159

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A swift fox is seen moments after being released onto the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Sept. 28, 2022, near Fort Belknap Agency, Mont. Native species such as swift foxes and black-footed ferrets disappeared from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation generations ago, wiped out by poisoning campaigns, disease and farm plows that turned open prairie where nomadic tribes once roamed into cropland and cattle pastures. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) RPMB112 RPMB112

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FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Delaware, Ohio, on April 23, 2022. The conviction of the Trump Organization on charges of financial impropriety, coupled with the loss of his recruited candidate in the Georgia Senate runoff, marked Dec. 6 as one of the worst days for Trump since he announced his third presidential candidacy. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times) XNYT9 XNYT9

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Office workers in London, watch the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s controversial documentary being aired on Netflix Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Britainâ€™s monarchy is bracing for more bombshells to be lobbed over the palace gates as Netflix releases the first three episodes of a new series. The show â€œHarry & Meghanâ€ promises to tell the â€œfull truthâ€ about Prince Harry and his wife Meghanâ€™s estrangement from the royal family. The series debuted Thursday. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) LON801 LON801

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Black Friday shoppers scurry past a Christmas tree as they look for bargains at Bellevue Square Friday, November 25, 2016. The place was packed all day long.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) looks to pass before San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (97) caused Tagovailoa to fumble, which 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw returned for a touchdown, during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

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