Iran sentences man to death over Facebook post

Iran has reportedly sentenced a man to death for "insulting the prophet of Islam" on social networking site Facebook.

According to The Verge, Soheil Arabi, was convicted in a Tehran criminal court in August after admitting to posting the defamatory content.

According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Arabi's lawyers stated in his defense that he wrote the post while "in poor psychological condition," and that he was merely sharing views held by others.

The conviction was upheld by Iran's Supreme Court last month.

Arabi's lawyers said that the court later charged him with "sowing corruption of Earth," which is punishable by death and cannot be pardoned, the report said.