The people of Iran are looking towards President Donald Trump for help as the country continues to crack down on protestors violently.
More than 18,000 people have been detained in Iran since the country’s currency, the Rial, collapsed last week.
There has been significant concern for the welfare of 26-year-old protestor Erfan Soltani, who was arrested last week and told that he would be executed today (14 January), with reports suggesting that he would be granted just 10 minutes to say goodbye to his family.
Soltani’s family has urged Trump to step in, after the head of Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, announced that anyone who had been detained at demonstrations would be subject to fast trials and executions.
According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, over 2,000 people have already been killed after the security forces launched the crackdown, and Soltani may have unfortunately been the latest name on the list, with no update on his situation as the day in Iran draws to a close.
Erfan Soltani was arrested last Thursday (Hengaw Organization for Human Rights)
A relative of Soltani, named Somayeh, had personally pleaded with the president to help free her family member, describing him as an ‘incredibly kind and warm-hearted young man’ who has ‘always fought for the freedom of Iran’.
Somayeh told CNN: “Our demand now is that Trump truly stand behind the words he said, because the Iranian people came to the streets based on those statements.
“An unarmed population trusted these words and is now under gunfire. I beg you, please do not let Erfan be executed. Please.
