The Iranian judiciary has denied it scheduled the execution of a man arrested in connection with the country's recent protests.
Norway-based Kurdish human rights organisation Hengaw said earlier this week that the family of Erfan Soltani, 26, had been told he faced execution on Wednesday, only days after he was detained.
On Wednesday, Hengaw cited them as saying Soltani's execution had been postponed but warned that serious and ongoing concerns regarding his life remained.
This is good news. Hopefully, it will continue! said US President Donald Trump, who had warned Iran not to execute protesters.
The judiciary said he faced charges of colluding against national security and propaganda activities against the establishment, which are not punishable by the death penalty, state broadcaster IRIB reported.
They said reports by foreign media organisations that Soltani faced execution was a blatant act of news fabrication.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said there was no plan to hang people.
It came after President Trump threatened to take very strong action if executions were carried out, amid mounting speculation of possible US military strikes.
On Wednesday, he told reporters that very important sources on the other side had informed him the killing in Iran is stopping, and there's no plan for executions.
Hengaw told the BBC that Soltani had been denied access to a lawyer and that his family were unaware of any official charges brought against him.
Soltani, a clothes shop owner, was arrested at his home last Thursday in connection with the protests in Fardis, west of Tehran, according to the group and his family.
The judiciary said he was arrested during riots on Saturday and was being held in a prison in the neighbouring city of Karaj.
Iran's chief justice, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, has advocated for the swift trial and punishment of arrested rioters.
The current wave of protests began after shopkeepers in Tehran went on strike over rising living costs and currency depreciation.
They quickly escalated against Iran's clerical establishment, with slogans such as Death to the dictator and calls for the Supreme Leader's ouster.
The protests were met with deadly force by authorities, coinciding with a near-total shutdown of internet and communication services.
According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 2,435 protesters have been killed since the unrest began, as well as 13 children and 153 people affiliated with the security forces or government, with another 18,470 arrested.
