“Twenty minutes in the gallows; the world has risen for your oppression,” she said. The message was widely shared on social media in Persian and English. Zam’s mother was referring to a report by the Human Rights Activists News Agency that said the body of Ruhollah Zam had been left on the gallows for 20 minutes until the arrival of the head of the Karaj police force, who had arrived late at the execution site.
