Execution of protester in Iran is an escalation of violence, human rights advocates say

The Iranian government put a man to death on Thursday. It’s the first known execution of a person arrested during the recent protests there. State media identified the prisoner as Mohsen Shekari and said he was sentenced to death for quote – “waging war against God,” and for attacking Iranian guards during a protest in September. The World’s Marco Werman discusses this with human rights lawyer Gissou Nia, director of the Atlantic Council’s strategic litigation project.