Iran's judiciary authorities claimed Thursday that 26-year-old shopkeeper Erfan Soltani is not facing execution, and could only be sentenced to prison if convicted of the charges he's facing. Soltani's uncertain fate garnered international attention after activists said his family had been told he would be executed for involvement in the anti-government protests that swept across the Islamic Republic in early January. Human rights group Hengaw, which has been in contact with Soltani's family,

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